Dragoljub Kostić

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dragoljub Kostić

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|05|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pristina, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia

| height =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Priština

| years1 = 1970–1976

| clubs1 = Priština

| caps1 = 88

| goals1 = 32

| years2 = 1976–1982

| clubs2 = Napredak Kruševac

| caps2 = 136

| goals2 = 49

| years3 = 1982–1986

| clubs3 = Jedinstvo Paraćin

| totalcaps = 224

| totalgoals = 81

| manageryears1 = 1994

| managerclubs1 = Napredak Kruševac

}}

Dragoljub Kostić ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Драгољуб Костић}}; born 15 May 1950) is a Serbian former football manager and player.{{Cite web | url=https://www.rts.rs/lat/radio/radio-beograd-1/1890889/sportski-spomenar.html | title=Sportski spomenar | language=sr | publisher=rts.rs | date=29 April 2015 | access-date=29 November 2019}}

Playing career

Kostić started out at his hometown club Priština, competing in the Yugoslav Second League. He was transferred to newly promoted Yugoslav First League side Napredak Kruševac in 1976. With 17 goals in the 1979–80 season, Kostić was the Yugoslav First League joint top scorer, alongside Safet Sušić,{{Cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/joegtops.html | title=Yugoslavia/Serbia - List of Topscorers | publisher=rsssf.org | access-date=29 November 2019}} leading his team to a highest-ever fourth-place finish and a spot in European competitions for the first time in club history. He subsequently traveled to France and played for Paris Saint-Germain at the 1980 Tournoi de Paris,{{Cite web | url=http://www.paris-canalhistorique.com/22051980-psg-standard-liege/ | title=22/05/1980 PSG-Standard Liège | language=fr | publisher=paris-canalhistorique.com | access-date=28 August 2024}} before returning to Kruševac. In the final years of his playing career, Kostić spent multiple seasons with Jedinstvo Paraćin, playing in the lower leagues.{{Cite web | url=https://krusevacgrad.rs/sportske-price-kako-je-golgeter-napretka-dragoljub-kostic-pokraden-za-gol-u-sarajevu-pa-je-titulu-najboljeg-strelca-prve-lige-morao-da-podeli-sa-safetom-susicem/ | title=Sportske priče: Kako je golgeter Napretka Dragoljub Kostić pokraden za gol u Sarajevu, pa je titulu najboljeg strelca Prve lige morao da podeli sa Safetom Sušićem | language=sr | publisher=krusevacgrad.rs | date=15 August 2021 | access-date=28 August 2024}}

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Kostić briefly served as manager of Napredak Kruševac on two occasions.

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Apps	Goals
rowspan="7"\|Priština \|1970–71	\|
1971–72 \|31	7
1972–73 \|33	13
1973–74	\|
1974–75	\|
1975–76 \|24	12
Total !88	32
rowspan="7"\|Napredak Kruševac \|1976–77 \|25	5
1977–78 \|16	6
1978–79 \|19	5
1979–80 \|34	17
1980–81 \|31	15
1981–82 \|11	1
Total !136	49
colspan="2"\|Career total !224	81