Dean Ljubančić

Dean Ljubančić (born 13 October 1969 in Rijeka) is a retired Croatian football player who played for Rijeka in the Yugoslav First League, Rijeka, Pazinka and Orijent in the Croatian First Football League, and Oldenburg in German Regionalliga Nord.^[1]

Dean Ljubančić

Personal information
Full name	Dean Ljubančić
Date of birth	(1969-10-13) 13 October 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth	Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
–1987	Rijeka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1992	Rijeka	46	(8)
1993–1994	Pazinka	3	(1)
1994–1995	VfB Oldenburg	15	(1)
1995–1997	Orijent	19	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ljubančić was the first player to score a hat-trick in the Croatian First Football League.^[2] He scored three times for Rijeka in a 3–0 victory over Istra on 2 May 1992.^[3] Ljubančić was also Rijeka’s joint league top-scorer in 1992.

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 August 2018^[4]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Yugoslavia			League		Cup		Europe		Total
1987-88	NK Rijeka	Yugoslav First League	3	1	0	0	—		3	1
1988-89			12	1	0	0	—		12	1
1989-90			—		—		—		0	0
1990-91			14	0	0	0	—		14	0
Croatia			League		Cup		Europe		Total
1992	NK Rijeka	Prva HNL	17	6	2	0	—		19	6
1993-94	NK Pazinka		3	1	0	0	—		3	1
Germany			League		Cup		Europe		Total
1994-95	VfB Oldenburg	Regionalliga Nord	15	1	—		—		15	1
Croatia			League		Cup		Europe		Total
1995-96	NK Orijent	Prva B HNL	16	8	0	0	—		16	8
1996-97		Prva HNL	3	0	1	0	—		4	0
Career total			83	18	3	0	0	0	86	18

References

1. HRnogomet.com
2. 24sata
3. HRnogomet.com
4. "Dean Ljubančić". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

External links

• at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)