Radomir Đalović ( sr-Cyrl, Радомир Ђаловић; born 29 October 1982) is a Montenegrin professional

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coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with Croatian club

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

. In international competition, he represented

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Club career

Early career

Born in

Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje ( cnr, Бијело Поље, ) is a town in northeastern Montenegro on the Lim (river), Lim River. It has an urban population of 15,400 (2011 census). It is the administrative, economic, cultural and educational centre of northern M ...

, Đalović began his football career in hometown club

FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje Fudbalski klub Jedinstvo ( Montenegrin: Фудбалски клуб Јединство) is football club from Bijelo Polje, Montenegro, currently competing in the Montenegrin First League. The club was established in 1922. History FK Jedinstvo ...

. He was soon scouted by

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 ...

, who at the time being had just sold

Perica Ognjenović Perica Ognjenović ( sr-cyr, Перица Огњеновић; born 24 February 1977) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. He played as a forward or right winger. At one point considered to be among Serbia's brightest fo ...

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. Đalović, being a powerful and very athletic player compared to his teammates in Bijelo Polje, impressed the Belgrade side and signed for them, although never made a lasting impression with Red Star. After only a half season with the team, his fate was already sealed and he was transferred to

FK Železnik FK Železnik () is a football club based in Železnik, Belgrade, Serbia. They competed in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro from 1996 to 2005. The club made its solo European appearance in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup and went on to win the Ser ...

. Later, after playing in Turkey with

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, Đalović had very successful spells with NK Zagreb and ambitious NK Rijeka. He was known for his speed, agility, and athletic finesse which allowed him to perform impressive

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Sepahan

Đalović joined ambitious

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side

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان اصفهان, ''Bâšgâh-è Varzeši-ye Fulâd-è Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan S.C., are an Iranian spor ...

in the summer of 2012, which at the time was being coached by

Zlatko Kranjčar Zlatko "Cico" Kranjčar (; 15 November 1956 – 1 March 2021) was a Croatian professional football manager and player. Kranjčar started his career as a player with Dinamo Zagreb where he won the Yugoslav First League in 1981–82, then Yugosl ...

who was already familiar with Đalović. Sepahan allegedly paid a sum equivalent to

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600,000 for paying Amkar to have Đalović come to Iran. Although Đalović impressed in the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage by scoring against Al Nasr SC (Dubai) and Al-Ahli (Jeddah), Sepahan did not make it through Group C that season.

Shanghai Shenxin

In February 2014, Đalović transferred to

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side

Shanghai Shenxin Shanghai Shenxin Football Club () was a professional football club that participated in China's football league system between 2003 and 2019 under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Jinshan District, Shangha ...

OFK Titograd

On 28 June 2019

OFK Titograd OFK Titograd (Montenegrin Cyrillic: ОФК Титоград) is a professional football club based in Podgorica, Montenegro. Founded in 1951, they play in the Third League of Montenegro. The team has one league trophy and two Montenegrin Cup tr ...

announced, that they had signed Đalović.

International career

He made his debut for

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in an October 2007

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against

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and has earned a total of 26 caps (22 official), scoring 7 goals, which places him sixth on Montenegro's all-time top scorer list. His final international was a November 2011 European Championship qualification match against the

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. He retired on 18 February 2012 for personal reasons.

Career statistics

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Прва савезна лига / Prva savezna liga) was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed following the breakup of Yu ...

: 2000–01 Sepahan *

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: 2012–13 Budućnost Podgorica *

Montenegrin First League The First League of Montenegro ( Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ) is the top football league in Montenegro. Founded in 2006, competition is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. 10 tea ...

: 2016–17

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