Vladimir Lukarić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vladimir Lukarić | ||
| Date of birth | January 22, 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Fiume, Italy | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NK Crikvenica | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1958–1969 | HNK Rijeka | 202 | (41) |
| 1969–1971 | Bellinzona | 20 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 1961–1965 | Yugoslavia | 6 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1989–1991 | HNK Rijeka | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Vladimir Lukarić (born 22 January 1939) is a former Croatian football player and manager.
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]
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
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