Dragan Mutibarić (; born 10 November 1946) is a Serbian retired

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

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, Mutibarić begin his career in 1960 in

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and afterwards, as a perspective goalkeeper, he signed for lower league

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. It was in this period, more precisely in 1964, that he begin playing for the Yugoslav U21 team with whom he won the 1968 UEFA European U23 Cup. In 1966, he moved to Skopje and signed with

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playing back then in the

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. He stayed there nine straight seasons playing a total of 239 league matches. In 1975, he moved to Germany and played one season with

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in the German

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. Next season he played with another German club, BSV 07 Schwenningen, before returning in 1977 to sign with Trepča who was playing their first historical season in the top Yugoslav League. That season, the club ended up relegated and after playing another season this time in the Second League he left the club and returned to

where he played five further seasons. In 1984, he signed with

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where he played until 1988 before signing with lower league

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where, despite his already advanced age, he made a record of having 1,084 minutes without conceding a goal. He finished his career at age of 49 playing for FK Mikrogranulat Gostivar playing in Vardar Regional League. Mutibarić played ten matches for the Yugoslavia national team. He debuted on 26 February 1969 in a friendly match against

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in 1969. He played over 600 matches for Vardar, and is considered one of the Macedonian football legends by the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mutibaric, Dragan 1946 births Living people Footballers from Sombor Men's association football goalkeepers Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's under-21 international footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers FK Vardar players FC Schalke 04 players BSV 07 Schwenningen players FK Trepča players KF Trepça players FK Teteks players FK Makedonija G.P. players KF Gostivari players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav Second League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in West Germany