Vladan Lukić
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 February 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Sopot, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1993 | Red Star Belgrade | 76 | (31) |
1993 | Atlético Madrid | 9 | (2) |
1993–1994 | Vojvodina Novi Sad | 11 | (3) |
1994 | OFK Beograd | 4 | (1) |
1994–1995 | CA Marbella | 19 | (11) |
1995–1996 | OFK Beograd | 0 | (0) |
1996–1997 | FC Sion | 29 | (15) |
1997–1999 | FC Metz | 53 | (10) |
1999–2000 | Paniliakos | 14 | (2) |
National team | |||
1991 | Yugoslavia | 4 | (2) |
1998 | FR Yugoslavia | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Vladan Lukić (Serbian Cyrillic: Владан Лукић; born 16 February 1970) is a former Serbian international footballer. He is current president of FK "Sopot".
After arrival to Red Star Belgrade from hometown Sopot, Lukić entered first team and immediately showed scoring abilities. He also had a good start with Yugoslavia national team, but his luck turned around in 1991 in a match against Austria, when he broke his leg in a collision with teammate Darcoolio. Lukić returned to football eventually, but never reached his full potential as a player. He had top performances in the 1996–97 season, when he won the Swiss Football League with FC Sion. The following year, he finished second placed in French Ligue 1 with great club FC Metz. He left FC Metz in protest against the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
After retiring from playing Lukić returned to his hometown and became the chairman of FK Sopot who were competing in the Belgrade group of Serbian League, which is the third tier of the Serbian football pyramid.
On 26 May 2009 Lukić became president of Red Star Belgrade, replacing previous club president Dan Tana, whilst the club were experiencing major financial difficulties with its account blocked due to reported debt of €23 million. Along with Lukić, another former Red Star player came back to the club in administrative role – Ivan Adžić became the club's new sporting director. From the very beginning Lukić's tenure at the club was accompanied with rumours that Red Star's éminence grise Goran Vesić (also Democratic Party's prominent member and longtime political operative) is the real decision maker within the club.