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Saša Drakulić
Serbian footballer

Saša Drakulić

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Quick Facts

Intro
Serbian footballer
A.K.A.
Sasa Drakulic
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Vinkovci, Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia
Age
52 years
Stats
Height:
191
Weight:
79
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Saša Drakulić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Дракулић ; born 28 August 1972 in Vukovar) is a retired Serbian footballer. The striker went to South Korea in 1995 and during his nine seasons in the K League made a name for himself as one of the most successful foreign players ever in the league.

Career

Drakulić joined Red Star Belgrade in 1993.

In Asia

In 1995, he joined the Korean side Busan Daewoo Royals, scoring eight goals the first season. He played for the Busan Daewoo Royals until July 1998, when he made the switch to Suwon Samsung Bluewings. With the Bluewings he won two consecutive K-League Championships in 1998 and 1999, before making an ill-fated switch to J. League Division 1 side Kashiwa Reysol.

He spent a short unhappy period in Japan before returning to Suwon in May 2000, He was returned Suwon Samsung Bluewings as loan trade with Hwang Sun-hong in May 2000.

In 2011, he was on the move again, joining Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. Drakulić won three Championship medals from 2001–2003 with the Chunma before departing the K-League and signing for Cypriot side AEK Larnaca.

During his nine seasons in K League, Drakulić scored 104 goals in his 271 matches (Regular season and League Cup, at the time the second-highest scoring tally in the history of the league. He holds the record for the most shots on goal with 941 strikes.

Return

In 2005, he moved back to the First League of Serbia and Montenegro with Vojvodina Novi Sad, but subsequently moved on to second division side ČSK Pivara at the start of 2006. After ČSK Pivara, Drakulić joined Mladost Apatin in July 2006.

After a successful year with Mladost, Drakulic moved back to Vojvodina in the summer of 2007, and made an appearance in the UEFA Cup tie against Hibernians FC. His Vojvodina contract was cancelled in December 2007 after he picked up a cruciate knee injury whilst playing in an indoor football tournament without the permission of his club.

Honours

Club

South Korea Busan Daewoo Royals

  • K League : 1997
  • League Cup : 1997-Adidas Cup, 1997-Prospecs Cup

South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings

  • K League : 1998, 1999
  • League Cup : 1999-Adidas Cup, 1999-Daehanhwajae Cup
  • Super Cup : 1999

South Korea Seongnam Ilhaw Chunma

  • K League : 2001, 2002, 2003
  • League Cup : 2002-Adisas Cup

Individual

  • K League Top Scorer : 1999
  • K League Best XI : 1998, 1999

Club statistics

Stats in K League

  • Other competitive competitions, including the Korean Super Cup, Asian Super Cup, A3 Champions Cup, Peace Cup.
ClubSeasonK League ClassicKFA CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAssists
Busan
Daewoo Royals
19952570---610N/AN/A003180
19961935200100N/AN/A002235
199713641001551N/AN/A0029115
19980000001340N/AN/A001340
Busan
Total
57169300351010000952610
Suwon
Samsung Bluewings
19981881100000 ?00019+?81
19992618300010311+?11338+?254
20001451000120 ?00015+?71
Suwon
Total
5831510011511+?11372+?406
Seongnam
Ilhwa Chunma
200125103200951N/AN/A0036154
2002269400011104N/AN/A1138208
20033989000---2+?21+?142+?119
Seongnam
Total
902716200201552+?22+?21164621
Career Total2057430600663073+?33+?5283+?11237

Stats in J1 League

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal
2000Kashiwa ReysolJ1 League20000020
CountryJapan20000020
Total20000020
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