Zoran Ljubinković

Zoran Ljubinković
Ljubinković with Oțelul Galați in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-07-04) 4 July 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Spartak Subotica 59 (0)
2002–2004 Royal Antwerp 16 (1)
2004–2006 Zemun 13 (1)
2006–2007 Spartak Subotica 29 (0)
2007–2008 Mladost Apatin 45 (3)
2009 Smederevo 6 (0)
2010 Radnički Niš 17 (0)
2010 Inđija 10 (1)
2011 Petrolul Ploiești 13 (0)
2011–2013 Oțelul Galați 28 (0)
2013–2014 Universitatea Craiova 25 (1)
2014–2015 Radnički Niš 11 (0)
2015–2018 Rad 80 (0)
2019 Kolubara 9 (0)
Total 361 (7)
International career
2000–2001 FR Yugoslavia U18[a] 7 (0)
Managerial career
2022 Žarkovo
2022–2023 BASK
2023 Radnik Surdulica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zoran Ljubinković (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Љубинковић; born 4 July 1982) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Club career[edit]

Ljubinković started out at Spartak Subotica, making his senior debut in 1999, aged 17. He was transferred to Belgian club Royal Antwerp in the 2002 winter transfer window. Over the following years, Ljubinković played for numerous sides in his homeland, including Zemun, Spartak Subotica (second spell), Mladost Apatin, Smederevo, Radnički Niš (twice), Inđija, and Rad. He also played for three Romanian clubs, namely Petrolul Ploiești, Oțelul Galați (making his UEFA Champions League debut in 2011–12), and Universitatea Craiova. In 2019, Ljubinković briefly played for Kolubara, before retiring from the game.

International career[edit]

Ljubinković represented FR Yugoslavia at the 2001 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.[1]

Managerial career[edit]

In June 2023, Ljubinković was appointed as manager of Serbian SuperLiga club Radnik Surdulica.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Club Season League
Apps Goals
Spartak Subotica 1999–2000 19 0
2000–01 28 0
2001–02 12 0
Total 59 0
Royal Antwerp 2001–02 5 0
2002–03 11 1
2003–04 0 0
Total 16 1
Zemun 2004–05 13 1
2005–06 0 0
Total 13 1
Spartak Subotica 2006–07 29 0
Mladost Apatin 2007–08 29 2
2008–09 16 1
Total 45 3
Smederevo 2008–09 5 0
2009–10 1 0
Total 6 0
Radnički Niš 2009–10 17 0
Inđija 2010–11 10 1
Petrolul Ploiești 2010–11 13 0
Oțelul Galați 2011–12 8 0
2012–13 20 0
Total 28 0
Universitatea Craiova 2013–14 25 1
Radnički Niš 2014–15 11 0
Rad 2015–16 27 0
2016–17 27 0
2017–18 19 0
2018–19 7 0
Total 80 0
Kolubara 2018–19 9 0
Career total 361 7

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of 16 November 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Žarkovo 1 January 2022 31 June 2023 16 4 5 7 025.00
BASK 31 June 2022 31 May 2023 30 10 10 10 033.33
Radnik Surdulica 1 June 2023 present 15 1 6 8 006.67
Career total 61 15 21 25 024.59

Honours[edit]

Petrolul Ploiești

Oțelul Galați

Universitatea Craiova

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Official UEFA matches only

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Zoran Ljubinkovic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Surdulički Radnik sa novim trenerom počeo pripreme za narednu sezonu" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

External links[edit]