Ilija Lukić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 January 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Nazi-occupied Serbia | ||
| Date of death | 13 June 2018 (aged 76) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957-1961 | Železnik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1966 | Priština | ||
| 1966 | Partizan | 12 | (11) |
| 1967–1968 | Oakland Clippers | 14 | (2) |
| 1969 | Heracles | 6 | (0) |
| 1969–1971 | Rennes | 52 | (21) |
| 1971–1972 | Rouen | 19 | (9) |
| 1973–1974 | Rapid Lienz | ||
| 1975–1976 | SW Bregenz | ||
| 1976–1977 | Rita Berlaar | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973-1974 | Rapid Lienz (player/manager) | ||
| 1975-1976 | SW Bregenz (player/manager) | ||
| 1976-1977 | Rita Berlaar (player/manager) | ||
| 1978-1979 | Železnik | ||
| 1979-1980 | Srem SM | ||
| 1980-1982 | Kabwe Warriors | ||
| 1982-1983 | JS Kairouan | ||
| 1983-1984 | YUMCO Vranje | ||
| 1985-1986 | Srem SM | ||
| 1987-1989 | Trudbenik | ||
| 1990-1993 | Al Wasl (asst.) | ||
| 1995-1997 | Ittihad (asst.) | ||
| 1997-1998 | Sharjah (asst.) | ||
| 1998-2000 | Ittihad (asst.) | ||
| 1999-2001 | Al Wahda (asst.) | ||
| 2003 | Al Ahli Jeddah | ||
| 2005 | Al Ahli Jeddah | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ilija Lukić (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Лукић; 21 January 1942 – 13 June 2018) was a Yugoslav footballer who played as a forward.
Playing career
Lukić started playing in the youth teams of Belgrade's FK Železnik. In 1961, at age 19, he joined Second League FK Priština and he was soon regarded as one of the finest strikers in the country. That made attention turn to him and he signed with the FK Partizan that was having that season their historic achievement of reaching the 1966 European Cup Final that they lost to Real Madrid. After not getting many opportunities to play, he was moving next season to the California based Oakland Clippers where he would help the club win the 1967 National Professional Soccer League. Next year, he was back to Europe first in Dutch club Heracles Almelo and, after a disappointing season there, to Franch Ligue 1 club Stade Rennais. He stayed four seasons there becoming very popular among the fans. During this time the club had their most enjoyable period, winning the French Cup in 1971. Following season he moved to another Ligue 1 club FC Rouen before moving to Austria where he was appointed player-manager of Second League Rapid Lienz.[1] Eventually achieving their goal to play in the newly inaugurated Bundesliga, he finished his playing career as a player-manager of Belgian FC Berlaar.
Coaching career
During his successful, 30-year coaching career, he worked in 13 different clubs,[2] at eight countries on three continents[3].
He worked as an assistant to Dimitri Davidović in the Middle East and won four national championships: a treble with Al-Ittihad (Jeddah) in Saudi Arabia and one in UAE with Al Wasl. As the first coach of Al-Ittihad he also lifted four national cups in Saudi Arabia, and two in UAE, one with Al-Wasl and another with Sharjah FC. Together with Davidović he won in 1999 with Al-Ittihad the Asian Cup Winners Cup. As the manager of Al Ahli Jeddah he won in 2002 three big trophies: the Prince Faysal bin Fahad Tournament for Arab Clubs (later becoming the Arab Champions League, the Golf Club Champions Cup and Saudi Federation Cup.
He earned his degree in football from a Higher Coaching School of the Belgrade University's Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, as well as a Diploma from a University of California, San Francisco.
Personal life
Lukić was married to Mirjana and had two children, a son Ivan and a daughter Maria.[4]
References
- ^ "Geschichte und Entwicklung des Vereins (SV Rapid Sonnenstadt Lienz Club History)". ÖFB (in German). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "IN MEMORIAM Zvanični sajt FK Partizan". Volim Partizan (in Serbian). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Ilija Lukić". Stade Rennais online (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Career story at his personal website Ilijalukic.com Archived 18 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Partizan official website
- Ilija Lukić at Heracles Statistieken (in Dutch)
- Ilija Lukić at NASL Jerseys