Vladimir Lukarić
Vladimir Lukarić (born 22 January 1939) is a former Croatian football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vladimir Lukarić | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Fiume, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1956 | NK Željezničar Moravice | ||
| 1956–1958 | NK Crikvenica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1969 | NK Rijeka | 224 | (44) |
| 1969–1971 | Bellinzona | 20 | (6) |
| 1971–1972 | NK Rijeka | 21 | (9) |
| Total | 265 | (55) | |
| National team | |||
| 1961–1965 | Yugoslavia | 6 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1973–1976 | NK Rijeka (Assistant coach) | ||
| 1976–1978 | NK Crikvenica | ||
| 1978–1980 | NK Rijeka (Assistant coach) | ||
| 1980–1985 | NK Rijeka (Youth selections) | ||
| 1980–1989 | NK Rijeka (Assistant coach) | ||
| 1989–1991 | NK Rijeka | ||
| 1990 | Croatia (Assistant coach) | ||
| 1992–1993 | HNK Rijeka U-21 | ||
| 1993–1994 | NK Pomorac Kostrena | ||
| 1995 | NK Buje | ||
| 1995–1996 | NK Crikvenica | ||
| 1998 | HNK Rijeka (Interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Born in Rijeka (back then still named Fiume and part of the Kingdom of Italy) as a player, he was HNK Rijeka's first player to be capped for the Yugoslav national team in 1961. He spent much of his career in Rijeka, collecting over 200 league caps and scoring 42 goals. He also had a two-year spell with AC Bellinzona in Switzerland before returning to HNK Rijeka as assistant manager. He has had six appearances for the Yugoslav national team, scoring his only goal against Ethiopia in 1962.[1]
As a manager, Lukarić was a coach of all youth levels of Rijeka before becoming their main coach between 1989 and 1991. He also coached other local clubs such as NK Buje, NK Crikvenica and NK Pomorac Kostrena. He was also the assistant manager of the Croatian national team in 1990 in their match against the United States.[2]
International career
Lukarić made his first international appearance for Yugoslavia national team in 1961 in a friendly match against Morocco.
International appearances
| Yugoslavia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 1 |
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 September 1962 | Karaburma Stadium, Belgrade |  Ethiopia |
Friendly | ||
Career statistics
Player statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Yugoslavia | League | Yugoslav Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1958-59 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 2 |
| 1959-60 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 8 | ||
| 1960-61 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1961-62 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 2 | ||
| 1962-63 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 4 | ||
| 1962-63 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 7 | ||
| 1963-64 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 22 | 7 | ||
| 1964-65 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 5 | ||
| 1965-66 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 6 | ||
| 1966-67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967-68 | 21 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 22 | 4 | ||
| 1968-69 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 26 | 5 | ||
| Switzerland | League | Swiss Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1969-70 | AC Bellinzona | Nationalliga A | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 2 |
| 1970-71 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 4 | ||
| Yugoslavia | League | Yugoslav Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1971-72 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav Second League | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 9 |
| Career Total | 265 | 55 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 287 | 64 | ||
Managerial statistics
| Club | From | To | Competition | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| NK Rijeka | 30 July 1989 | 16 December 1990 | First League | 52 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 40.38 |
| Yugoslav Cup | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37.50 | |||
| NK Rijeka Total | 60 | 24 | 13 | 23 | 40.00 | |||
| HNK Rijeka | 3 May 1998 | 3 May 1998 | Prva HNL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Totals | | 61 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 39.34 | |||
- *Dates of first and last games under Lukarić; not dates of official appointments
Honours
Individual
- HNK Rijeka all time XI by Novi list[6]
Manager
- HNK Rijeka (Youth)
- SR Croatia Youth Cup: 1982
- Yugoslav Youth Cup: 1982
- Croatian Youth Cup: 1992[7]
References
- Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0, pp. 401–3.
- Vladimir Lukarić at Reprezentacija.rs
- "Vladimir Lukarić stats" (in Serbian). www.reprezentacija.rs.
- "Vladimir Lukarić statistics". www.national-football-teams.com.
- "Vladimir Lukarić statistics". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- Cvijanović, Marko (29 August 2011). "Asevi s Kantride: Idealna momčad Rijeke". Novi List (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- "RIJEČKI OMLADINSKI NOGOMET od 1947. do 2007" (in Croatian). www.kvarnerski.com/.