Radomir Đalović (; born 29 October 1982) is a Montenegrin professional

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coach and a former player. He currently manages Croatian club

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. In international competitions, he has played 26 matches for the national team of

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Club career

Early career

Born in

Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бијело Поље, ) is a town located in the Northern Montenegro, Northern Region of Montenegro, situated along Lim (river), Lim River. It has an urban population of 12,900 (2011 census). It is the ad ...

, Đalović began his football career in his hometown club

FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje Fudbalski klub Jedinstvo ( Montenegrin: Фудбалски клуб Јединство), known as Jedinstvo Franca for sponsorship reasons, is football club from Bijelo Polje, Montenegro, currently competing in the Montenegrin First League. The cl ...

. He was soon noticed by scouts of

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

, who had just sold

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. Đalović, being a powerful and very athletic player, impressed the Belgrade side and signed for them, but later failed to make a lasting impression at the club. After only half a season, he was transferred to

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. Later, he played for the Turkish side

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, and had successful spells with

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and

. He was known for his speed, agility, and athletic finesse, as well as impressive

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Rapid Bucharest

In the summer of 2008, Đalović joined Romanian side

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, after the club had paid Rijeka a transfer fee of

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700,000. After one season with the club, Rapid Bucharest loaned him back to Rijeka for a season, and in the summer of 2010, after Rijeka had paid Rapid Bucharest a transfer fee of €50,000, he was officially a Rijeka player once again.

Amkar Perm

In March 2012, Đalović completed another transfer, this time to

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, after the club had paid Rijeka a transfer fee of €450,000.

Sepahan

Soon after, in the summer of 2012, Đalović joined Iranian side

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club (, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi-Varzeši-ye Fulâd-e Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan, is an Iranian sports club based in Isfahan. It is best known for their football section that play in the P ...

, after the club had paid Amkar Perm a transfer fee of €600,000. Sepahan was coached by

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who had previously coached Đalović at Zagreb between 2002 and 2004. Although Đalović impressed during the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage by scoring against Al Nasr SC (Dubai) and Al-Ahli (Jeddah), Sepahan did not qualify for the knock out stages.

Shanghai Shenxin

In February 2014, Đalović completed a transfer to

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side Shanghai Shenxin for an undisclosed amount.

OFK Titograd

In June 2019, Đalović signed for

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 ...

on a free transfer.

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

Player

Red Star Belgrade *

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: 2000–01 Sepahan *

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Budućnost Podgorica *

Montenegrin First League The Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ), referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, ...

: 2016–17

Manager

Rijeka *

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: 2024–25 *

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: 2024–25

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dalovic, Radomir 1982 births Living people Footballers from Bijelo Polje Men's association football forwards Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Montenegrin men's footballers Montenegro men's international footballers FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje players Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Železnik players NK Zagreb players Arminia Bielefeld players Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers HNK Rijeka players HNK Rijeka non-playing staff HNK Rijeka managers FC Rapid București players FC Amkar Perm players Sepahan S.C. footballers Shanghai Shenxin F.C. players Radomir Đalovic Radomir Đalovic FK Budućnost Podgorica players FK Rudar Pljevlja players OFK Titograd players OFK Grbalj players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Croatian Football League players Bundesliga players Süper Lig players Liga I players Russian Premier League players Persian Gulf Pro League players Chinese Super League players Radomir Đalovic Radomir Đalovic Montenegrin First League players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany Montenegrin expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in China Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Thailand