Mitar Lukić (born 22 October 1957) is a Bosnian professional

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who is the manager of Second League of RS (Group West) club Borac Šamac.

Playing career

Born in Gračanica,

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, Lukić started his playing career at hometown club Bratstvo Gračanica. He also had a spell with Drina Zvornik before joining Sloboda Tuzla in 1984. He played for Sloboda until 1991, with the exception of the season 1988–89 which he spent abroad playing in the Turkish

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for

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. He finished his playing career in Serbia playing for

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.Mitar Lukić biography
at FK Tekstilac Derventa official website, retrieved 2-12-2013

Managerial career

After retiring, Lukić began his managerial career in Bosnia and Herzegovina with

Modriča Modriča ( sr-cyrl, Модрича) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the town has a population of 10,137 inhabitants, while the municipality has a population of 25,720 inhabitants. Hist ...

, winning the 2003–04 Bosnian Cup. He returned to Modriča in 2008, but later became manager of Crvena Zemlja. Lukić then again returned to Modriča, after which he worked at Tekstilac Derventa and most recently Sloga Doboj. Since August 2019, he has been the manager of Second League of RS (Group West) club Borac Šamac.

Personal life

Lukić's son, Jovo, is also a professional footballer who currently plays for

Bosnian Premier League The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

club

Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian Serb professional football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the main ...

. They are originally from Skipovac.

Honours

Manager

Modriča *

Bosnian Cup The Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kup Bosne i Hercegovine, Куп Босне и Херцеговине) is a knock-out football competition contested annually by clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winner ...

: 2003–04

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lukic, Mitar 1957 births Living people People from Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Footballers from Tuzla Canton Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Yugoslav First League players Süper Lig players NK Bratstvo Gračanica players FK Drina Zvornik players FK Sloboda Tuzla players Trabzonspor footballers FK Mačva Šabac players Men's association football midfielders Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers FK Alfa Modriča managers