Dragan Mutibarić Explained

Dragan Mutibarić
Fullname:Dragomir Mutibarić
Birth Date:1946 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Sombor, FPR Yugoslavia
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Bečej
Youthclubs2:Srem
Years1:1966–1975
Clubs1:Vardar
Caps1:239
Goals1:0
Years2:1975–1976
Clubs2:Schalke 04
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:1976–1977
Clubs3:BSV 07 Schwenningen
Caps3:22
Goals3:0
Years4:1977–1978
Clubs4:Trepča
Caps4:21
Goals4:0
Years5:1979–1984
Clubs5:Vardar
Caps5:23
Goals5:0
Years6:1984–1988
Clubs6:Teteks
Caps6:44
Goals6:0
Years7:1988–1989
Clubs7:Makedonija Gjorče Petrov
Caps7:49
Goals7:0
Years8:1989–1995
Clubs8:Mikrogranulat Gostivar
Caps8:57
Goals8:0
Totalcaps:457
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1967–1969
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia U21
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1969–1970
Nationalteam2:Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps2:10
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:1995–2006
Managerclubs1:Vardar (goalkeeper coach)
Manageryears2:2006–2008
Managerclubs2:Rabotnički (youth team coach)

Dragan Mutibarić (; born 10 November 1946) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Sombor, SR Serbia, Mutibarić begin his career in 1960 in FK Bečej and afterwards, as a perspective goalkeeper, he signed for lower league FK Srem. It was in this period, more precisely in 1964, that he begin playing for the Yugoslav U21 team with whom he won the 1968 UEFA European U23 Cup.

In 1966, he moved to Skopje and signed with FK Vardar playing back then in the Yugoslav First League. He stayed there nine straight seasons playing a total of 239 league matches. In 1975, he moved to Germany and played one season with FC Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga. Next season he played with another German club, BSV 07 Schwenningen, before returning in 1977 to sign with FK Trepča who was playing their first historical season in the top Yugoslav League. That season, the club ended up relegated and after playing another season this time in the Second League he left the club and returned to FK Vardar where he played five further seasons. In 1984, he signed with FK Teteks where he played until 1988 before signing with lower league FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov where, despite his already advanced age, he made a record of having 1,084 minutes without conceding a goal.[1] He finished his career at age of 49 playing for FK Mikrogranulat Gostivar playing in Vardar Regional League.

Mutibarić played ten matches for the Yugoslavia national team. He debuted on 26 February 1969 in a friendly match against Sweden in 1969.[2]

He played over 600 matches for Vardar, and is considered one of the Macedonian football legends by the Football Federation of Macedonia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Драган Мутибариќ-Муто . https://archive.today/20120707231503/http://ffm.com.mk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=718:2010-03-30-12-21-12&catid=88:2010-03-30-12-10-56&Itemid=451&lang=mk . dead . 7 July 2012 . Macedonian . . 16 July 2013 .
  2. Web site: Football Association of Serbia. sr:У СУСРЕТ ШВЕЂАНИМА: занимљивости (први део). Loopia parking . Serbian. 30 March 2009 . 16 July 2013.