Dragan Trkulja (; born 30 September 1964) is a

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manager and former player.

Playing career

Trkulja played for

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during the

1984–85 Yugoslav Second League The 1984–85 Yugoslav Second League season was the 39th season of the Second Federal League ( sh, Druga savezna liga), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested ...

. He later joined

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, helping the club win the

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in the 1991–92 season, contributing with 14 goals in 30 appearances. In the summer of 1992, Trkulja moved abroad and signed with

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in the German fourth division, helping them earn promotion to the

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within seven seasons. He was the top scorer in the

1995–96 Regionalliga The 1995–96 Regionalliga was the second season of the Regionalliga as the third tier of German football. The league was organised in four regional divisions, Nord, Nordost, West-Südwest and Süd. VfB Oldenburg, FC Gütersloh, Rot-Weiß E ...

with 25 goals. Following the club's relegation to the German fifth division due to licensing problems, Trkulja remained with the club and helped them beat Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg during the

2001–02 DFB-Pokal The 2001–02 DFB-Pokal was the 59th season of the annual German football cup competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 24 August 2001 and ended on 11 May 2002. In the final Schalke 04 defeated Bayer Leverkusen ...

Managerial career

Trkulja served as manager of numerous German amateur clubs, including Eintracht Autenried and RSV Hohenmemmingen.

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