Vojin Lazarević (

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: Војин Лазаревић; born 22 February 1942) is a Yugoslav former

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manager and player.

Club career

A prolific striker, Lazarević started out at his hometown club Sutjeska Nikšić. He was the

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(Group East) top scorer on three occasions, before moving to

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 ...

in 1966. Over the next four seasons, Lazarević scored 70 goals in 112 appearances in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

, helping the club win three consecutive championships (

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, and

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). He subsequently moved abroad and played for

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(Belgium) and Nancy (France), before returning to Red Star Belgrade in 1972. In the 1972–73 season, Lazarević was the league's joint top scorer with 25 goals, as the club won the title. He moved abroad again in 1974, this time to Canada, and joined the

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. Shortly after, Lazarević returned to his homeland and played one season with Vrbas, before retiring from the game.

International career

Lazarević represented Yugoslavia internationally, earning five caps and scoring one goal between 1964 and 1969.

Managerial career

Lazarević served twice as manager of Red Star Belgrade in the late 1990s, winning two national cups. He was also manager of Milicionar (

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) and Sutjeska Nikšić (

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Honours

Player

;Sutjeska Nikšić *

: 1963–64, 1965–66 ;Red Star Belgrade *

: 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1972–73 *

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

: 1967–68, 1969–70

Manager

;Red Star Belgrade *

FR Yugoslavia Cup The Serbia and Montenegro Cup was an association football knockout cup tournament of Serbia and Montenegro played between 1992 and 2006, after which Serbia and Montenegro became separate nations. The competition was the continuation of the old M ...

: 1996–97, 1998–99

Individual

Top Scorer: 1968–69, 1972–73

References

External links

NASL profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazarevic, Vojin 1942 births Living people Footballers from Nikšić Association football forwards Montenegrin footballers Yugoslav footballers Yugoslavia international footballers FK Sutjeska Nikšić players Red Star Belgrade footballers RFC Liège players AS Nancy Lorraine players Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players FK Vrbas players Yugoslav First League players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 1 players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Yugoslav expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in France Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate soccer players in Canada Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Canada Yugoslav football managers FK Vrbas managers Serbia and Montenegro football managers Red Star Belgrade managers FK Sutjeska Nikšić managers Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff