Nenad Lalatović (, ; born 22 December 1977) is a Serbian professional

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and former

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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 referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

. He also spent a few seasons on loan at

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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

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on a three-year deal. He failed to make an impact with the club, being loaned to

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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

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in October 2005. In the 2006 winter transfer window, Lalatović returned to his homeland and joined

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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

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at full level, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 1–1 friendly draw away to

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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

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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

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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

. 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. 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

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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

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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 Partizan on penalties, Vojvodina won the

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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,

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club Borac Banja Luka appointed Lalatović as manager. He was victorious in his first

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qualifying round game as Borac manager, winning 2–0 against Faroese club

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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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: 1999–2000, 2000–01 *

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: 1999–2000, 2001–02 Shakhtar Donetsk *

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: 2004–05

Manager

Vojvodina *

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: 2019–20

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