Žarko Olarević (; born 28 July 1950) is a Serbian former football manager and player.

Playing career

Olarević made his competitive debut for

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

in the second half of the 1967–68 season. He later spent two seasons at Proleter Zrenjanin, before returning to Partizan. In the 1972 winter transfer window, Olarević was transferred to Radnički Kragujevac. In 1976, Olarević went abroad to Belgium to play for

Royal Antwerp Royal Antwerp Football Club, often referred to as Royal Antwerp or simply Antwerp, is a Belgian football club based in the city of Antwerp. Founded around 1880 as ''Antwerp Cricket Club'' by English students residing in Antwerp, 15 years before ...

. He subsequently moved to France and joined

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...

, helping the club to promotion to the top flight in 1978. Between 1981 and 1983, Olarević spent two seasons at

Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very ...

. He retired after playing for

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

in 1983–84.

Managerial career

Shortly after hanging up his boots, Olarević became manager of

, leading them to the

1986 Coupe de France Final The 1986 Coupe de France Final was a soccer, football match held at Parc des Princes, Paris on April 30, 1986, that saw FC Girondins de Bordeaux defeat Olympique de Marseille 2–1 thanks to goals by Jean Tigana and Alain Giresse. Match details ...

. He later served as manager of Bulgaria's

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia ( bg, ПФК Славия София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home groun ...

, Morocco's

Wydad Casablanca Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...

, and Poland's

Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa. History The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by local members of the ' ...

Honours

Proleter Zrenjanin *

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to: * Yugoslavia, or any of the three historic states carrying that name: ** Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a European monarchy which existed 1918–1945 (officially called "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" 1918–1 ...

: 1970–71 Radnički Kragujevac *

: 1973–74 Lille *

French Division 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de ...

: 1977–78 Marseille *

: 1983–84

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olarevic, Zarko 1950 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Yugoslav footballers Serbian footballers Association football forwards FK Partizan players FK Proleter Zrenjanin players FK Radnički 1923 players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Lille OSC players Le Havre AC players Olympique de Marseille players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav Second League players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players Yugoslav expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in France Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France Yugoslav football managers Serbia and Montenegro football managers Serbian football managers Olympique de Marseille managers FK Radnički 1923 managers FK Sutjeska Nikšić managers PFC Slavia Sofia managers Wydad AC managers Zagłębie Lubin managers Ligue 1 managers Botola managers Yugoslav expatriate football managers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in France Expatriate football managers in Bulgaria Expatriate football managers in Morocco Expatriate football managers in Poland Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Poland