Luka Peruzović

{{Short description|Croatian football player and manager (born 1952)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Luka Peruzović

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1952|2|26}}

| birth_place = Split, FPR Yugoslavia

| death_date =

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| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 1969–1980

| clubs1 = Hajduk Split

| caps1 = 233

| goals1 = 9

| years2 = 1980–1986

| clubs2 = Anderlecht

| caps2 = 166

| goals2 = 5

| years3 = 1986–1988

| clubs3 = Hajduk Split

| caps3 = 64

| goals3 = 1

| totalcaps = 453

| totalgoals = 15

| nationalyears1 = 1974–1983

| nationalteam1 = Yugoslavia

| nationalcaps1 = 18

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1990

| managerclubs1 = Hajduk Split

| manageryears2 = 1991–1992

| managerclubs2 = Charleroi

| manageryears3 = 1992–1993

| managerclubs3 = Anderlecht

| manageryears4 = 1993–1994

| managerclubs4 = Genk

| manageryears5 = 1995

| managerclubs5 = Marseille

| manageryears6 = 1995–1997

| managerclubs6 = Charleroi

| manageryears7 = 1997

| managerclubs7 = Gençlerbirliği

| manageryears8 = 1998

| managerclubs8 = Standard Liège

| manageryears9 = 1999

| managerclubs9 = Charleroi

| manageryears10 = 2002–2004

| managerclubs10 = Al Sadd

| manageryears11 = 2004–2005

| managerclubs11 = Al-Ittihad

| manageryears12 = 2005–2006

| managerclubs12 = Bahrain

| manageryears13 = 2008

| managerclubs13 = Al-Shaab

| manageryears14 = 2009–2010

| managerclubs14 = Sfaxien

| manageryears15 = 2011

| managerclubs15 = Charleroi

| manageryears16 = 2013

| managerclubs16 = Charleroi

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Luka Peruzović (born 26 February 1952) is a Croatian football coach and former player, who managed Belgium's Standard Liège, Charleroi and Anderlecht and Qatar's Al Sadd.[https://www.dhnet.be/archives-journal/2009/02/05/le-cv-de-luka-peruzovic-66FBTSJHKFDWHBSZUCA5VI7SAQ/ Le CV de Luka Peruzovic] - DH Net {{in lang|fr}} He also holds a Belgian citizenship.

Club career

As a player, Peruzović played over 400 games for Hajduk Split in all competitions before following his former coach Tomislav Ivić to Anderlecht in 1980. Playing as centre-back or sweeper he helped them reach the 1982 European Cup semi-final and won the 1983 UEFA Cup Final against Benfica.

International career

Peruzović made his debut for Yugoslavia in a July 1974 World Cup Finals match against Sweden, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Miroslav Pavlović, and earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals. He also played for his country in the 1976 European championship. His final international was a December 1983 European championship qualification match against Bulgaria.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=16407|title=Player Database|accessdate=19 November 2022|website=EU-football}}

Managerial career

After retiring he worked as a coach in Croatia, Belgium, France and Turkey. In December 2004, he was appointed manager of Al Ittihad, but lasted only three months until March 2005. He then coached Bahrain national team in their 2006 World Cup qualifiers, losing out the playoff to Trinidad and Tobago. He was dismissed by the Bahraini FA in February 2006.[https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2006/02/25/bahrain-sack-coach-after-loss/ Bahrain sack coach after loss] - The Star

He was named as the manager of Tunisian team CS Sfax in 2009,{{cite web|url=http://www.kawarji.com/actu.php?id_news=2804|title=Toute l'actualité du football en Tunisie; Ligue 1 et 2, Coupe de Tunisie, Ligue des champions|website=www.kawarji.com}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cssfaxien.com/site/news_show.php?id=1372 |title=CSSfaxien.com : Actualité du CSS, classement, calendrier, résultats, forum, web-tv |access-date=22 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007235022/http://www.cssfaxien.com/site/news_show.php?id=1372 |archive-date=7 October 2009}} before returning to Belgium to take charge of Charleroi, his fourth stint at the club.

Personal life

Peruzović is the younger brother of WWE wrestler Josip Peruzović, better known as Nikolai Volkoff, who died on 29 July 2018, after having been in a hospital in Maryland where he had been treated for dehydration and other issues.{{Cite news|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/119222/wwe-hall-of-famer-nikolai-volkoff-passes-away-updated-with-career-retrospective.html?p=1|title=WWE Hall of Famer Nikolai Volkoff Passes Away (Updated With Career Retrospective)|date=29 July 2018|access-date=29 July 2018}}

Honours

= Player =

Hajduk Split

Yugoslav First League: 1970–71, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1978–79
Yugoslav Cup: 1971–72, 1973, 1974, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1986–87

Anderlecht{{cite web|title=RSC Anderlecht {{!}} Palmares|url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/club/palmares}}

Belgian First Division: 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86
Belgian Supercup: 1985
UEFA Cup: 1982–83; runner-up 1983–84{{cite web|title=Tijdperk-Vanden Stock: 20 landstitels, 8 bekers en 3 Europabekers|date=20 December 2017 |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2017/12/20/tijdperk-vanden-stock-20-landstitels-8-bekers-en-3-europabekers-1-3117040/}}
Jules Pappaert Cup: 1983, 1985{{cite web|title=Jules Pappaert Cup|url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/le-trophee-pappaert-c-est-reparti-5bb21893cd70a16d8128c4d6}}
Bruges Matins: 1985{{cite web|title=Winnaars Brugse Metten|url=http://users.skynet.be/rfcb-web/va-brmetten.htm}}

= Manager =

Anderlecht

Belgian First Division: 1992–93

Marseille{{cite web|title=Palmarés OM|url=https://www.marseillefootball.fr/palmares-om/}}

Ligue 2: 1994–95

Al Sadd{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Qatar Stars League: 2003–04
Qatar Cup: 2003

CS Sfaxien{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Charleroi{{cite web|title=Sporting Charleroi {{!}} Palmarès|url=https://www.les-sports.info/football-sporting-charleroi-resultats-identite-equ456.html}}

Belgian Second Division: 2011–12

References

External links

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{{Reprezentacija|peruzovic-luka}}
[http://users.skynet.be/sportinganderlecht/history/players/peruzovic.html Career stats]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305065216/http://www.jmpact.com/couchinfo.aspx?id=4 coaching career]

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Category:1952 births

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