Žarko Lučić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Жарко Лучић; born 14 December 1968) is a Montenegrin former footballer who played as a goalkeeper and made five appearances for the FR Yugoslavia national team.[1][2] During his career, on numerous occasions he scored as a goalkeeper, with the IFFHS attributing him with having scored 21 goals.[3] After retiring from his playing career, he worked as a goalkeeping coach, most recently at Rudar Pljevlja.[4]

Žarko Lučić
Personal information
Full name Žarko Lučić
Date of birth (1968-12-14) 14 December 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Pljevlja, SR Montenegro,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Rudar Pljevlja 87 (1)
1995–1999 Lovćen 127 (0)
1999–2003 Budućnost Podgorica 127 (15)
2003 Torpedo Moscow 0 (0)
2003–2004 Kom 28 (3)
2004–2007 Mladost Podgorica 16+ (4+)
2007–2008 Slavija Sarajevo 0 (0)
Total 385+ (23+)
International career
2000–2001 FR Yugoslavia 5 (0)
Managerial career
Zeta (gk coach)
Dacia Chișinău (gk coach)
Rudar Pljevlja (gk coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career edit

Lučić made his international debut for FR Yugoslavia on 15 November 2000 in a friendly match against Romania, which finished as a 1–2 away loss. He made five appearances in total for the team, earning his final cap on 25 January 2001 in the Millennium Super Soccer Cup against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which finished as a 2–0 win.[5]

Career statistics edit

International edit

FR Yugoslavia[5]
Year Apps Goals
2000 1 0
2001 4 0
Total 5 0

References edit

  1. ^ a b Žarko Lučić at WorldFootball.net  
  2. ^ "Almanah Fudbalskog saveza Crne Gore: 2006/07" [Almanac of the Football Association of Montenegro: 2006–07] (PDF). FSCG.me (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. pp. 7–39. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. ^ "The World's most successful goalscoring Goalkeepers of all time". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Izvještaj utakmice: Baraž za 1.CFL 18/19, Bokelj – Rudar" [Match report: Play-off of the 2018–19 Montenegrin First League, Bokelj v Rudar] (PDF). FSCG.me (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Žarko Lučić". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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