Ivan Lukačević (7 October 1946 – 26 July 2003) was a Croatian professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Lukačević played in Croatia for Mladost Seleš, Dinamo Orlovnjak, NK Valpovka Valpovo,

NK Belišće NK Belišće is a Croatian football club based in the town of Belišće. History NK Belišće was founded in 1919 under the name BŠK (Belišćanski športski klub). The club's name was changed in 1925 to BRŠK (Belišćanski radnički špor ...

and

NK Osijek Nogometni klub Osijek ( en, Osijek Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Osijek or simply Osijek (), is a Croatian professional football club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav F ...

, and in the NASL between 1975 and 1980 for the

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and

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. He scored the second of Toronto's three goals in the 54th minute of their 3–0

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victory in 1976.

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NASL career stats
1946 births 2003 deaths Footballers from Osijek Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers NK Belišće players NK Osijek players Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players Yugoslav First League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Canada {{Croatia-footy-forward-stub