Dragan Gugleta (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Гуглета; born 17 July 1941) is a Yugoslav and Serbian former football manager and player.

Dragan Gugleta
Personal information
Full name Dragan Gugleta
Date of birth (1941-07-17) 17 July 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth Kragujevac, German-occupied Serbia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Proleter Banatski Karlovac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1967 OFK Beograd 108 (17)
1967–1969 Strasbourg 37 (8)
1969–1970 Olimpija Ljubljana 19 (3)
1970–1972 OFK Beograd 40 (4)
1972–1974 Borac Banja Luka 33 (4)
Total 237 (36)
International career
1965–1966 Yugoslavia 8 (2)
Managerial career
1985-1986 AS Marsa
1987–1989 Rad
Al-Jahra
1990–1991 Rad
1993-1995 Qadsia
1999–2000 Al-Arabi Kuwait
2000–2001 Al-Shaab
2001–2002 Sharjah
Dubai
2005 Emirates
2008–2009 Al-Ahly Benghazi
2009 Srem
2009–2010 Al-Ahly Benghazi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Between 1962 and 1967, Gugleta spent five seasons with OFK Beograd, amassing over 100 appearances in the Yugoslav First League. He was also a regular member of the team that won the Yugoslav Cup in the 1965–66 campaign. In 1967, Gugleta moved abroad to France and signed with Strasbourg. He spent two seasons with the French club before returning to Yugoslavia.[1] After a short stint at Olimpija Ljubljana, Gugleta rejoined OFK Beograd. He retired after playing with Borac Banja Luka in 1974.[2]

International career

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At international level, Gugleta was capped eight times for Yugoslavia from 1965 to 1966, scoring two goals.[3] His final international was a November 1966 friendly match away against Bulgaria.[4]

Managerial career

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During his managerial career, Gugleta served as manager of numerous clubs in many Middle Eastern and North African countries, including Tunisia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Libya. He was also manager of Rad and led them to a fourth-place finish in the 1988–89 Yugoslav First League, qualifying for European football for the first time in club history.[5]

Honours

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OFK Beograd

References

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  1. ^ "Dragan Gugleta" (in French). racingstub.com. 16 August 1941. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Dragan Gugleta" (in Serbian). ofkbeograd.co.rs. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Gugleta Dragan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Dragan Gugleta, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Gugleta: Mladi treneri preskaču razrede" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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