Dragan Trkulja
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dragan Trkulja | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Sombor, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Novi Sad | 12 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | Bečej | 30+ | (14+) |
| 1992–2002 | SSV Ulm 1846 | 238+ | (110+) |
| 2009–2010 | Eintracht Autenried | 13 | (7) |
| Total | 293+ | (131+) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Eintracht Autenried | ||
| 2014–2015 | SV Mähringen | ||
| 2015–2016 | Türkgücü Ulm | ||
| 2017–2018 | RSV Hohenmemmingen | ||
| 2018–2019 | SV Hörvelsingen | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dragan Trkulja (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Тркуља; born 30 September 1964) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
Playing career
[edit]Trkulja played for Novi Sad during the 1984–85 Yugoslav Second League. He later joined Bečej, helping the club win the Yugoslav Second League in the 1991–92 season, contributing with 14 goals in 30 appearances.[1]
In the summer of 1992, Trkulja moved abroad and signed with SSV Ulm 1846 in the German fourth division,[2][3] helping them earn promotion to the Bundesliga within seven seasons. He was the top scorer in the 1995–96 Regionalliga with 25 goals.[2][3] Following the club's relegation to the German fifth division due to licensing problems, Trkulja remained with the club and helped them beat Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg during the 2001–02 DFB-Pokal.[4][5]
Managerial career
[edit]Trkulja served as manager of numerous German amateur clubs, including Eintracht Autenried and RSV Hohenmemmingen.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tempo Almanah Yu Fudbal 91-92" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Dragan Trkulja" (in German). fupa.net. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Dragan Trkulja" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Von der Bundesliga in die fünfte Liga - das ist Liebe" (in German). welt.de. 10 August 2001. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "5. schlägt 1. Liga: Ulms Pokalsensation" (in German). fussball.de. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- Dragan Trkulja at WorldFootball.net
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Sombor
- Yugoslav men's footballers
- Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
- Serbian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- RFK Novi Sad 1921 players
- OFK Bečej 1918 players
- SSV Ulm 1846 players
- Yugoslav Second League players
- Regionalliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Bundesliga players
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Serbian football managers
- Serbian expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Germany
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany