Živan Ljukovčan (; born 24 July 1954) is a former Yugoslav and

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in Krčedin, Ljukovčan started out with

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in the

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, before transferring to

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League (Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

club

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in ...

in 1977. He later also played for Timok, Pelister, and

Budućnost Titograd Budućnost means "the future" in many Slavic languages, and it may also refer to: *SD Budućnost Podgorica, a sports society from Podgorica, Montenegro ** KK Budućnost Podgorica, a professional basketball club FK Budućnost may refer to: * FK Bud ...

. In 1986, Ljukovčan went abroad to Turkey and spent two years with Fenerbahçe. He subsequently returned to Yugoslavia and played two seasons for OFK Beograd, before retiring from the game.

International career

Ljukovčan was capped four times for

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between 1985 and 1986.

Honours

;Red Star Belgrade *

: 1979–80, 1980–81 * Yugoslav Cup: 1984–85

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ljukovcan, Zivan Association football goalkeepers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers FK Budućnost Podgorica players FK Pelister players FK Timok players OFK Beograd players Red Star Belgrade footballers Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff RFK Novi Sad 1921 players Serbian footballers Süper Lig players Yugoslav expatriate footballers Yugoslav expatriates in Turkey Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav footballers Yugoslavia international footballers 1954 births Living people