Zlatko Kostić ( sr-cyr, Златко Костић; born 9 August 1973) is a retired

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player who played as a

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for clubs in Yugoslavia, Spain and Greece. He is now a manager.

Playing career

Club

Born in

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, Kostić began his career playing for local side

FK Budućnost Podgorica Fudbalski Klub Budućnost Podgorica (Cyrillic: Будућност Подгорица, , lit. "Future") is a Montenegrin football club from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is competing in the Montenegrin First League. Its colours are blue and white. ...

. in 1995, he would join Spanish

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Écija Balompié Écija Balompié, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Écija, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1939, it plays in División de Honor Andaluza, the fifth tier of Spanish football. History In 2007–08 season, the club b ...

for two seasons. The club were relegated to the

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following the 1996–97 season, and he returned to Budućnost Podgorica. In 1999, Kostić joined

Greek Superleague The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

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Panachaiki F.C. Panachaiki F.C. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή ΓΕ ΠΑΕ ) is a Greek professional football club based in Patras, Greece and they play in Super League Greece 2, the second tier of greek football. Founded in 1891, they have reached the Greek Cup s ...

for six months. He returned again to Budućnost Podgorica, where he would finish his playing career.

Managerial career

After his playing career ended, Kostić became a football manager. He leads

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 ...

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OFK Bar Omladinski fudbalski klub Bar was a Montenegrin football club based in the town of Bar. The club existed from 2001 to 2012. History OFK Bar were founded in 2001 and played their home games at the Stadion Topolica. At season 2008–09, OFK Bar won ...

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* * 1973 births Living people Footballers from Podgorica Association football midfielders Yugoslav footballers Montenegrin footballers Serbia and Montenegro footballers FK Budućnost Podgorica players Écija Balompié players Panachaiki F.C. players Yugoslav First League players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Segunda División players Super League Greece players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece Montenegrin football managers {{Montenegro-footy-bio-stub