Ljubinko Drulović

Ljubinko Drulović (Template:Lang-sr) (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, FC Porto, SL Benfica and FC 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.

Before leaving to Portugal in 1992, he played in several smaller Serbian clubs: FK Zlatar, FK Sloga (Požega), Sloboda Užice, FK Rad (Belgrade). Following an 11-year stay in the Portuguese league, he returned to Serbia in 2003 for a season at FK Partizan, only to return the following year to wrap up his career with modest FC Penafiel.

A former Yugoslavia international, Drulović played for his country at France '98 and Euro 2000 finals.

Drulović served as manager of Portuguese club GD Tourizense in 2006-07.

As of April, 2008 Drulović has become manager of Serbian football club FK Banat Zrenjanin that plays in the Serbian Superliga.

References

• Template:Sr icon Serbian national football team website