Dragoljub Kostić

Dragoljub Kostić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1950-05-15) 15 May 1950
Place of birth	Pristina, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Priština
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1976	Priština	88	(32)
1976–1982	Napredak Kruševac	136	(49)
1982–1986	Jedinstvo Paraćin
Total		224	(81)
Managerial career
1994	Napredak Kruševac
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dragoljub Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгољуб Костић; born 15 May 1950) is a Serbian former football manager and player.

Playing career

Kostić started out at his hometown club Priština, competing in the Yugoslav Second League. He was transferred to newly promoted Yugoslav First League side Napredak Kruševac in 1976. With 17 goals in the 1979–80 season, Kostić was the Yugoslav First League joint top scorer, alongside Safet Sušić, leading his team to a highest-ever fourth-place finish and a spot in European competitions for the first time in club history. He subsequently traveled to France and played for Paris Saint-Germain at the 1980 Tournoi de Paris, before returning to Kruševac. In the final years of his playing career, Kostić spent multiple seasons with Jedinstvo Paraćin, playing in the lower leagues.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Kostić briefly served as manager of Napredak Kruševac on two occasions.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League
		Apps	Goals
Priština	1970–71
	1971–72	31	7
	1972–73	33	13
	1973–74
	1974–75
	1975–76	24	12
	Total	88	32
Napredak Kruševac	1976–77	25	5
	1977–78	16	6
	1978–79	19	5
	1979–80	34	17
	1980–81	31	15
	1981–82	11	1
	Total	136	49
Career total		224	81

Honours

Napredak Kruševac

• Yugoslav Second League: 1977–78 (Group East)

Individual

• Yugoslav First League top scorer: 1979–80

External links

• Dragoljub Kostić at WorldFootball.net