Živojin Juškić (; born 16 December 1969) is a Serbian

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manager and former player.

Playing career

In the summer of 1996, Juškić was one of the players transferred from

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Obilić Obiliq, ) or Obilić ( sr-cyr, Обилић, ), also referred to as Kastriot ( sq-definite, Kastrioti, ) is a town and municipality in Kosovo. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) estimate from the 2011 census, there were 21,549 peo ...

. He eventually captained the team that surprisingly won the

1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia The 1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia was the sixth season of the FR Yugoslavia's top-level football league since its establishment. Overview The league was divided into 2 groups, A and B, consisting each of 10 clubs. Both groups were play ...

. In January 1999, Juškić moved abroad to

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side 1. FC Nürnberg, appearing in three games until the end of the season. He subsequently spent

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at Greuther Fürth, making 10 appearances in the Zweite Bundesliga. In the summer of 2000, Juškić switched to Regionalliga Süd side

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. He spent the rest of his career with the club, amassing over 150 appearances in seven years.

Managerial career

In April 2003, while recovering from injury, Juškić was set to replace Hans-Werner Moser at the helm of

as interim player-manager. He again served as manager of Darmstadt 98 from 2009 to 2010. Juškić was manager of TS Ober-Roden from 2011 to 2016. He subsequently served as the club's

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, before retaking the managerial role in late 2017.

Career statistics

Honours

Obilić *

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Прва савезна лига / Prva savezna liga) was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed following the breakup of Yu ...

: 1997–98 *

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: Runner-up 1997–98

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Juskic, Zivojin 1969 births Living people People from Zaječar Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FK Radnički Beograd players FK Zvezdara players FK Dinamo Pančevo players FK Obilić players 1. FC Nürnberg players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players SV Darmstadt 98 players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbian football managers SV Darmstadt 98 managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Germany