Ljubomir Radanović Explained

Ljubomir Radanović
Birth Date:21 July 1960
Birth Place:Cetinje, FPR Yugoslavia
Height:1.82 m
Position:Defender
Years1:1977–1981
Clubs1:Lovćen
Caps1:36
Goals1:1
Years2:1981–1988
Clubs2:Partizan
Caps2:172
Goals2:15
Years3:1988–1990
Clubs3:Standard Liège
Caps3:62
Goals3:3
Years4:1990–1991
Clubs4:Nice
Caps4:33
Goals4:3
Years5:1991–1992
Clubs5:Standard Liège
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Years6:1992–1995
Clubs6:Bellinzona
Totalcaps:307
Totalgoals:22
Nationalyears1:1982–1984
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia U21
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1984
Nationalteam2:Yugoslavia Olympic
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:1983–1988
Nationalteam3:Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps3:34
Nationalgoals3:3

Ljubomir Radanović (Cyrillic: Љубомир Радановић; born 21 July 1960) is a former Yugoslav and Montenegrin footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

After starting out with Lovćen in the Yugoslav Second League, Radanović moved to Yugoslav First League club Partizan in the 1981–82 season. He spent the following seven years at the Stadion JNA, collecting a total of 172 league appearances and scoring 15 goals. After leaving his homeland, Radanović would go on to play for Standard Liège in Belgium, Nice in France, and Bellinzona in Switzerland.

International career

At international level, Radanović earned 34 caps and scored three goals for Yugoslavia between 1983 and 1988. He is best remembered for scoring a dramatic stoppage-time goal to give his country a decisive 3–2 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier victory over Bulgaria on 21 December 1983.[1] Additionally, Radanović was a member of the Yugoslav team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2] His final international was an October 1988 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against Scotland.[3]

Career statistics

National teamYearAppsGoals
Yugoslavia198361
198471
1985110
198630
198721
198850
Total343

Scores and results list Yugoslavia's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 December 1983Split, Yugoslavia3–23–2UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
231 March 1984Subotica, Yugoslavia2–02–1Friendly
316 December 1987İzmir, Turkey1–03–2UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying

Honours

Partizan

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ljubomir Radanović, životna priča: Gol! Gol! Gol! Ljudi, pa je li to moguće? (1983) . Serbian . yugopapir.com . January 2015 . 20 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Ljubomir Radanovic . 11v11.com . 20 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 4 October 2020.