Luka Tankulic

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Luka Tankulic

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|6|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ahlen, Germany

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Rot-Weiss Ahlen

| clubnumber = 10

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2002

| youthclubs1 = Ahlener SG

| youthyears2 = 2002–2005

| youthclubs2 = LR Ahlen

| youthyears3 = 2005–2007

| youthclubs3 = Borussia Dortmund

| youthyears4 = 2007–2009

| youthclubs4 = Rot-Weiss Ahlen

| years1 = 2009–2011

| clubs1 = Rot-Weiss Ahlen

| caps1 = 23

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2011

| clubs2 = → Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan)

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2011–2012

| clubs3 = Mainz 05 II

| caps3 = 26

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2012–2014

| clubs4 = VfL Wolfsburg II

| caps4 = 57

| goals4 = 10

| years5 = 2014–2015

| clubs5 = Dundee

| caps5 = 27

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2016–2018

| clubs6 = Sportfreunde Lotte

| caps6 = 48

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2018–2023

| clubs7 = SV Meppen

| caps7 = 135

| goals7 = 31

| years8 = 2023–

| clubs8 = Rot-Weiss Ahlen

| caps8 = 29

| goals8 = 4

| club-update = 16 May 2024

}}

Luka Tankulic (born 21 June 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club Rot-Weiss Ahlen.

Career

Tankulic began his career with Ahlener SG and was later scouted by city rival LR Ahlen. After three years with the club he signed with Borussia Dortmund in summer 2005. After two years with Borussia he signed with Rot-Weiss Ahlen, where he played his debut match in the DFB Cup on 22 September 2009[http://www.fussballdaten.de/dfb/2010/runde2/ahlen-fuerth/ Spielstatistik Rot Weiss Ahlen - SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2:3 n.V.] leading to a contract with the club, signed on 6 October 2009, which runs through 30 June 2012.[http://rw-ahlen.server25.mindwerk.net/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=5812&type=2&menuid=11&topmenu=2 DREI AUF EINEN STREICH!]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On 15 July 2014, after Tankulic appeared as a trialist for Dundee F.C. in their pre-season fixture against Manchester City and scored in a 2–0 win,{{cite news |title=Dundee sign Germans Thomas Konrad and Luka Tankulic |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28400763 |accessdate=14 October 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=21 July 2014}} manager Paul Hartley expressed a desire to offer the player a contract.{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Liam |title=Dundee keen to keep hold of trialists |url=https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/2014/07/15/dundee-keen-to-keep-hold-of-trialists/ |accessdate=14 October 2020 |work=Evening Telegraph (Dundee) |date=15 July 2014}} Tankulic and his compatriot Thomas Konrad subsequently signed two-year contracts with Dundee in July 2014. He scored on his debut as Dundee won 4–0 against Peterhead on 2 August 2014, in the Scottish League Cup.{{cite web|title=Dundee 4–0 Peterhead|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28604343|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 August 2014|accessdate=2 August 2014}} On 28 August 2015, Tankulic left Dundee, with his contract being terminated by mutual consent.{{cite web|title=PHIL AND LUKA LEAVE THE CLUB|url=http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/phil-and-luka-leave-the-club|publisher=Dundee F.C.|date=28 August 2015|accessdate=28 August 2015}}

In February 2016, Tankulic signed for Regionalliga West club Sportfreunde Lotte.{{cite web|title=Luka Tankulic verpflichtet|url=http://www.sf-lotte.de/aktuell/news/luka-tankulic-verpflichtet/|publisher=Sportfreunde Lotte|last=Prütz|first=Marco|date=2 February 2016|accessdate=2 March 2016}}

Tankulic would play for SV Meppen for 5 years, helping get the club promoted to and stay in the 3. Liga and becoming club captain.{{Cite web |last=Kremer |first=Dieter |date=2023-05-29 |title=Nach Abstieg aus der 3. Liga: Luka Tankulic verlässt SV Meppen {{!}} NOZ |url=https://www.noz.de/sport/sv-meppen/artikel/nach-abstieg-aus-der-3-liga-luka-tankulic-verlaesst-sv-meppen-44818537 |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=noz.de |language=de}} In 2023, Tankulic would leave Meppen and return to his hometown and to former club Rot-Weiss Ahlen.{{Cite web |title=Ahlener Ex-Zweitliga-Spieler kehrt an alte Wirkungsstätte zurück |url=https://www.fupa.net/news/ahlener-ex-zweitliga-spieler-kehrt-an-alte-wirkungsstaette-zurueck-2951612 |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=FuPa |language=de}}