Žarko Olarević (; born 28 July 1950) is a Serbian former

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manager and player.

Club career

As one of the Bobek Babes, Olarević made his competitive debut for Partizan in the second half of the 1967–68 season. He later spent two seasons on loan at Proleter Zrenjanin, before returning to Partizan. In the 1972 winter transfer window, Olarević was transferred to Radnički Kragujevac. In 1976, Olarević moved abroad to Belgium and signed with

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. He subsequently went to France to play for

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, helping the club to promotion to the top flight in

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. Between 1981 and 1983, Olarević spent two seasons at

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. He retired after playing for

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in 1983–84.

International career

At international level, Olarević represented Yugoslavia at two

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s, in

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and

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Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Olarević became manager of

, leading them to the 1986 Coupe de France final. He later served as manager of Bulgaria's

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, Morocco's

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, and Poland's

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Career statistics

Honours

Proleter Zrenjanin *

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

: 1970–71 (Group North) Radnički Kragujevac *

: 1973–74 (Group East) Lille *

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: 1977–78 (Group B) Marseille *

: 1983–84 (Group A)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Olarevic, Zarko 1950 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Yugoslav men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's 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 men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's 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 First League of Serbia and Montenegro 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