Dean Ljubancic (born 25 August 1969 in Rijeka) is a retired Croatian football player who played for Rijeka in the Yugoslav First League, Rijeka, Pazinka and Orijent in the Croatian First Football League, and Oldenburg in German Regionalliga Nord.Ljubancic was the first player to score a hat-trick in the Croatian First Football League.
He scored three times for Rijeka in a 3–0 victory over Istra on 2 May 1992.
Ljubancic was also Rijeka’s joint league top-scorer in 1992.