Luka Peruzović (born 26 February 1952) is a Croatian
football
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coach and former player, who managed Belgium's
Standard Liège
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They are one of the most successful clubs in Belgium, having won t ...
,
Charleroi
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and
Anderlecht
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and Qatar's
Al Sadd. He also holds a Belgian citizenship.
Club career
As a player, Peruzović played over 400 games for
Hajduk Split
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in all competitions before following his former coach
Tomislav Ivić
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to
Anderlecht
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in 1980. Playing as centre-back or sweeper he helped them reach the
1982 European Cup semi-final and won the
1983 UEFA Cup Final against
Benfica.
International career
Peruzović made his debut for
Yugoslavia
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in a July
1974 World Cup Finals match against
Sweden
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, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for
Miroslav Pavlović
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Clu ...
, and earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals. He also played for his country in the
1976 European championship. His final international was a December 1983
European championship qualification match against
Bulgaria
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.
Managerial career
After retiring he worked as a coach in Croatia, Belgium, France and Turkey. In December 2004, he was appointed manager of
Al Ittihad, but lasted only three months until March 2005. He then coached
Bahrain national team in their
2006 World Cup qualifiers, losing out the playoff to
Trinidad and Tobago
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. He was dismissed by the Bahraini FA in February 2006.
He was named as the manager of Tunisian team
CS Sfax in 2009,
before returning to Belgium to take charge of
Charleroi
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, his fourth stint at the club.
Personal life
Peruzović is the younger brother of
WWE
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wrestler Josip Peruzović, better known as
Nikolai Volkoff
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, who died on 29 July 2018, after having been in a hospital in Maryland where he had been treated for dehydration and other issues.
Honours
Player
Hajduk Split
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Yugoslav First League
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:
1970–71,
1973–74,
1974–75,
1978–79
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Yugoslav Cup
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:
1971–72,
1973
Events January
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,
1974
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,
1975–76,
1976–77,
1986–87
Anderlecht
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Belgian First Division
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:
1980–81,
1984–85,
1985–86
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Belgian Supercup: 1985
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UEFA Cup
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:
1982–83; runner-up
1983–84
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Jules Pappaert Cup: 1983, 1985
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Bruges Matins: 1985
Manager
Anderlecht
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Belgian First Division
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:
1992–93
Marseille
*
Ligue 2
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:
1994–95
Al Sadd
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Qatar Stars League
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:
2003–04
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Qatar Cup
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: 2003
CS Sfaxien
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Ligue 2
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:
1994–95
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North African Cup Winners Cup
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:
2009
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Charleroi
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Belgian Second Division
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:
2011–12
References
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1952 births
Living people
Footballers from Split, Croatia
Yugoslav men's footballers
Men's association football central defenders
Yugoslavia men's international footballers
1974 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 1976 players
HNK Hajduk Split players
R.S.C. Anderlecht players
Yugoslav First League players
Belgian Pro League players
UEFA Europa League–winning players
Yugoslav football managers
Croatian football managers
HNK Hajduk Split managers
Royal Charleroi S.C. managers
R.S.C. Anderlecht managers
K.R.C. Genk managers
Olympique de Marseille managers
Gençlerbirliği S.K. managers
Standard Liège managers
Al Sadd SC managers
Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) managers
Bahrain national football team managers
Al-Shaab CSC managers
CS Sfaxien managers
Belgian Pro League managers
Ligue 2 managers
Süper Lig managers
Qatar Stars League managers
Saudi Pro League managers
Challenger Pro League managers
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 managers
Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Croatian expatriate football managers
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate football managers in Belgium
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate football managers in France
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate football managers in Turkey
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Expatriate football managers in Qatar
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
Expatriate football managers in Bahrain
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
Expatriate football managers in Tunisia