Darko Djukić (born 13 August 1980 in

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

) is a

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who is currently manager at

SAK Klagenfurt SAK Celovec/Klagenfurt is an Austrian football club based in Klagenfurt ''(Celovec)'', Carinthia, currently playing in the 3rd tier Austrian Regionalliga Central. It was founded in 1970 by members of the Klagenfurt Slovene secondary school ' ...

Career

After establishing himself in his native

, Djukič signed with

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i club

Hapoel Nazareth Illit Hapoel Nof HaGalil Football Club (, ar, هبوعيل نوف هچليل) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Nof HaGalil, Formally known by the name "Nazareth Illit" until 2019 (The club accordingly was named as Hapoel Nazareth Ill ...

of the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

. He had a tough time acclimating to the club's style of play and was transferred to

Bnei Sakhnin Bnei Sakhnin F.C. ( ar, اتحاد أبناء سخنين, he, איחוד בני סכנין, ''Ihud Bnei Sakhnin''; ''Ittihad Abna Sakhnin'', ) is an Israeli football club based at the Doha Stadium in Sakhnin. They are the most successful clu ...

as a result. The clubs in

understood Djukič's reputation from

so regardless of the fact that he had yet to score in the country, he was transferred to

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

during the January transfer window. Be'er Sheva locked up the Slovenian striker just before he was set to agree terms with

Hapoel Ra'anana Hapoel Ra'anana Association Football Club ( he, עמותת הפועל רעננה מחלקת כדורגל, ''Amutat Hapoel Ra'anana Mahleket Kaduregel'') is an Israeli football club based in the city of Ra'anana. They currently play in Liga Alef ...

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- ÖFB 1980 births Living people Footballers from Ljubljana Men's association football forwards Slovenian men's footballers NK Domžale players NK Ljubljana players NK Maribor players FC Koper players Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players ND Gorica players NK Rudar Velenje players Flamurtari FC players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Israeli Premier League players Kategoria Superiore players Austrian Landesliga players Austrian 2. Landesliga players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Slovenian football managers Slovenian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Austria {{Slovenia-footybio-stub