Zdravko Drinčić (

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: Здравко Дринчић; born 1 May 1972) is a Montenegrin former professional

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who played as a

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. He represented

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seas ...

for three seasons, including two in the

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Career

Drinčić made his debut with hometown club

Sutjeska Nikšić Sutjeska may refer to: *Sutjeska (river), a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina *Sutjeska National Park, a national park in Bosnia and Herzegovina *Kraljeva Sutjeska, a settlement in Bosnia and Herzegovina *Sutjeska Nikšić, a multi-sport club from Ni ...

in the

1989–90 Yugoslav Second League The 1989–90 Yugoslav Second League season was the 44th season of the Second Federal League ( sh, Druga savezna liga), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. Teams A total of twenty ...

. He then moved to

Rad RAD or Rad may refer to: People * Robert Anthony Rad Dougall (born 1951), South African former racing driver * Rad Hourani, Canadian fashion designer and artist * Nickname of Leonardus Rad Kortenhorst (1886–1963), Dutch politician * Radley R ...

and scored once in the first half of the

1990–91 Yugoslav First League The 1990–91 Yugoslav First League season was the 45th season of the First Federal League ( sh, Prva savezna liga), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The title was won by Red Star ...

. In early 1991, Drinčić rejoined Sutjeska Nikšić and scored once in the second half of the

1990–91 Yugoslav Second League The 1990–91 Yugoslav Second League season was the 45th season of the Second Federal League ( sh, Druga savezna liga), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. Teams A total of 19 tea ...

. He later returned to Rad and played regularly in the

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 ...

, scoring 23 more goals (

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–

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). In July 1995, Drinčić moved abroad and joined Swiss club

Neuchâtel Xamax , neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier , twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France ...

, appearing in one league game. He subsequently switched to Spanish side

Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El ...

and played there until the end of the year. In early 1996, Drinčić returned to FR Yugoslavia and joined

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

. He spent two and a half years at the club, helping them reach the

1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup The 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by Valencia, Werder Bremen, and Bologna. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup. The 1998 tournament saw Spanish clubs debut in the competition and also the return of English clubs, since the controve ...

finals.

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