Nenad Lalatović (, ; born 22 December 1977) is a Serbian professional
football manager
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and former
player
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. He is currently coaching the team
Radnički Niš.
Club career
Lalatović came through the youth system of hometown 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 Bel ...
. He also spent a few seasons on loan at
OFK Beograd
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,
Radnički Kragujevac and
Milicionar, before returning to Red Star Belgrade and becoming one of the team's most regular players in the early 2000s. Before moving abroad in the 2003 winter transfer window, Lalatović was named captain and made over 100 competitive appearances, winning four major domestic trophies with the ''Crveno-beli''.
In January 2003, Lalatović was transferred to Ukrainian side
Shakhtar Donetsk
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on a three-year deal. He failed to make an impact with the club, being loaned to
VfL Wolfsburg
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in early 2004. After returning to Donetsk, Lalatović made a couple of appearances for the club in the title-winning
2004–05 season. He later received a one-year ban from the
Ukrainian FA for assaulting the referee after a game between
Shakhtar-2 and
Zorya Luhansk
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in October 2005.
In the 2006 winter transfer window, Lalatović returned to his homeland and joined
Zemun
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. He spent six months at the club, before joining OFK Beograd. Following the
2006–07 season, Lalatović retired from professional football, aged 29.
International career
Lalatović earned one cap for
FR Yugoslavia
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at full level, coming on as a substitute for
Vuk Rašović
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Playing career
Rašović started to play for the youth teams of FK Partizan. He pla ...
in a 1–1
friendly draw away to
Greece
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on 13 December 2000. He was previously a member of the
national under-21 team.
Managerial career
After serving as an assistant to
Miloš Veselinović, Lalatović took charge of
Srem
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in April 2011. He subsequently served as manager of
Proleter Novi Sad for the next two years. In June 2013, Lalatović replaced Aleksandar Janjić at the helm of
Voždovac
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. He eventually switched to
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in January 2014.
On 23 June 2014, it was announced that Lalatović will be the new manager of
Red Star Belgrade
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. He signed a one-year deal with an option for two more seasons. On 24 May 2015, after the final game of the
2014–15 season, Lalatović became unattached.
On 29 June 2015, Lalatović was officially presented as manager of
Borac Čačak
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. He led the club to a best-ever start to a league season by placing second after the initial 17 rounds. On 10 November 2015, Lalatović parted ways with Borac Čačak due to unpaid wages and bonuses to his players.
On 11 November 2015, Lalatović was appointed manager of
Vojvodina
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until the end of the
2015–16 season. He extended his contract with the club for one more year on 11 June 2016. However, Lalatović terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent on 17 December 2016.
On 26 December 2016, Lalatović became manager of
Čukarički, signing a four-year contract. He resigned from the position in May 2018, after failing to earn a spot in the
UEFA Europa League
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. During his time at Čukarički, Lalatović also served as manager of the
Serbia national under-21 team at the
2017 UEFA U-21 Championship.
On 4 June 2018, Lalatović was named as new manager of
Radnički Niš.
On 21 June 2019, Lalatović was appointed as new manager of Vojvodina for the second time in his managerial career. On 24 June 2020, beating
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on penalties, Vojvodina won the
2019–20 Serbian Cup
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Preliminary round
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, which was Lalatović's first trophy as manager. Following Vojvodina, he worked at Saudi Arabian club
Al Batin and
Radnički 1923 back in Serbia.
On 5 June 2022,
Bosnian Premier League
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club
Borac Banja Luka
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appointed Lalatović as manager. He was victorious in his first
UEFA Europa Conference League
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qualifying round game as Borac manager, winning 2–0 against Faroese club
B36 Tórshavn
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on 7 July 2022. Following a series of poor results, which culminated with a 1–0 defeat to
Leotar, Lalatović resigned as manager on 26 August 2022.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Player
Red Star Belgrade
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First League of Serbia and Montenegro
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:
1999–2000,
2000–01
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Serbia and Montenegro Cup
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:
1999–2000,
2001–02
Shakhtar Donetsk
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Ukrainian Premier League
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:
2004–05
Manager
Vojvodina
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Serbian Cup
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:
2019–20
References
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1977 births
Living people
Footballers from Belgrade
Association football defenders
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
FC Shakhtar Donetsk players
FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk players
First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
FK Borac Čačak managers
FK Čukarički managers
FK Milicionar players
FK Napredak Kruševac managers
FK Radnički 1923 players
FK Radnički Niš managers
FK Vojvodina managers
FK Voždovac managers
FK Zemun players
OFK Beograd players
Red Star Belgrade footballers
Red Star Belgrade managers
Al Batin FC managers
FK Radnički 1923 managers
FK Borac Banja Luka managers
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Serbia and Montenegro footballers
Serbia and Montenegro international footballers
Serbia and Montenegro under-21 international footballers
Serbia national under-20 football team managers
Serbia national under-21 football team managers
Serbian football managers
Serbian footballers
Serbian SuperLiga managers
Serbian SuperLiga players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ukrainian First League players
VfL Wolfsburg players
VfL Wolfsburg II players
Saudi Professional League managers
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate football managers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina