Dragan Trkulja
Serbian football manager and player
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Dragan Trkulja (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Тркуља; born 30 September 1964) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Sombor, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | 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][citation needed] helping them earn promotion to the Bundesliga within seven seasons. He was the top scorer in the 1995–96 Regionalliga with 25 goals.[2][citation needed] 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.[3][4]
Managerial career
Trkulja served as manager of numerous German amateur clubs, including Eintracht Autenried and RSV Hohenmemmingen.[2][citation needed]