Ljubinko Drulović

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Ljubinko Drulović (born April 11, 1968 in Nova Varoš, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Serbian footballer and current coach. He played in Portugal for Gil Vicente, FC Porto, Benfica and Penafiel.

He is one of very few players to have contributed to each of FC Porto's five consecutive titles during the nineties. Drulović will forever be remembered at Porto for his pin-point assists and incredible ability to cross the ball. He is linked to Mário Jardel during their FC Porto glory days for being the main provider for his many goals with the Dragons. Although Drulović defected to FC Porto's rivals Benfica in the twilight of his career, he is still loved by Porto's supporters.

He also played for Yugoslavia national football team, in Euro 2000 finals. Before leaving to Portugal, he played in several smaller Serbian clubs: FK Zlatar, FK Sloga (Požega), FK Sloboda (Užice), FK Rad (Belgrade).

Following his almost decade-long stay in Portuguese league he finished out his career with FK Partizan (Belgrade).

Drulović played 38 matches for Yugoslavia national team and scored 3 goals.

Drulović is currently manager of the Portuguese club GD Tourizense.

	FR Yugoslavia squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Kralj | 2 Mirković | 3 Đorović | 4 Jokanović | 5 Đukić | 6 Brnović | 7 Jugović | 8 Savićević | 9 Mijatović | 10 Stojković | 11 Mihajlović | 12 Leković | 13 Komljenović | 14 Saveljić | 15 Drulović | 16 Petrović | 17 Milošević | 18 Govedarica | 19 Stević | 20 Stanković | 21 Ognjenović | 22 Kovačević | Coach: Santrač