Dragan Trkulja

Dragan Trkulja (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Тркуља; born 30 September 1964) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Dragan Trkulja
Personal information
Full name Dragan Trkulja
Date of birth (1964-09-30) 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

Playing career

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

Trkulja served as manager of numerous German amateur clubs, including Eintracht Autenried and RSV Hohenmemmingen.[2][3]

References
  1. "Tempo Almanah Yu Fudbal 91-92" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. "Dragan Trkulja" (in German). fupa.net. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. "Dragan Trkulja" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. "Von der Bundesliga in die fünfte Liga - das ist Liebe" (in German). welt.de. 10 August 2001. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. "5. schlägt 1. Liga: Ulms Pokalsensation" (in German). fussball.de. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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