Ljubomir Vorkapić (; born 19 February 1967) is a

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former professional

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who played as a

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Career

After starting out at Šparta Beli Manastir, Vorkapić joined

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in the 1986–87 season, as the club won the

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

and took promotion to the

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. He subsequently helped the team win the national championship in the 1988–89 season. In the summer of 1991, Vorkapić was transferred to Partizan, winning the final edition of the

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in his debut season. He was also a member of the team that won the

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in the inaugural 1992–93 season. After moving abroad in early 1994, Vorkapić went on to play in Spain ( Hércules and

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), Portugal (

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and Ovarense), Bulgaria (

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), and Greece (

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Career statistics

Honours

Vojvodina *

: 1988–89 *

: 1986–87 Partizan *

: 1992–93 *

: 1991–92

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* * * 1967 births Living people People from Beli Manastir Serbs of Croatia Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football forwards FK Vojvodina players FK Partizan players Hércules CF players Vitória S.C. players UD Almería players A.D. Ovarense players PFC Slavia Sofia players Veria F.C. players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Segunda División players Primeira Liga players Super League Greece players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece {{Serbia-footy-forward-stub