Zoran Ljubinković (; born 4 July 1982) is a Serbian

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manager and former player.

Club career

Ljubinković started out at Spartak Subotica, making his senior debut in 1999, aged 17. He was transferred to Belgian club Royal Antwerp in the 2002 winter

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. Over the following years, Ljubinković played for numerous sides in his homeland, including

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, Spartak Subotica (second spell), Mladost Apatin,

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, Radnički Niš (twice),

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, and Rad. He also played for three Romanian clubs, namely Petrolul Ploiești, Oțelul Galați (making his

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debut in 2011–12), and Universitatea Craiova. In 2019, Ljubinković briefly played for

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, before retiring from the game.

International career

Ljubinković represented

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at the

2001 UEFA European Under-18 Championship The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 2001 Final Tournament was held in Finland. Players born after 1 January 1982 were eligible to participate in this competition. This championship was the final one to use the Under-18 name; starting in 2002, t ...

Managerial career

In June 2023, Ljubinković was appointed as manager of

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club Radnik Surdulica.

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

''As of 16 November 2023''

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești *

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Oțelul Galați *

Supercupa României The Supercupa României () is a Romanian football (soccer), football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The competition started off in 1994 Supe ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Universitatea Craiova *

: 2013–14

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ljubinkovic, Zoran 1982 births Living people Footballers from Subotica Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football defenders FK Spartak Subotica players Royal Antwerp F.C. players FK Zemun players FK Mladost Apatin players FK Smederevo 1924 players FK Radnički Niš players FK Inđija players FC Petrolul Ploiești players ASC Oțelul Galați players CS Universitatea Craiova players FK Rad players FK Kolubara players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players Belgian Pro League players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Liga II players Liga I players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Serbian football managers FK Radnik Surdulica managers Serbian SuperLiga managers 21st-century Serbian sportsmen