Radoslav Batak ( sr-Cyrl, Радослав Батак; born 15 August 1977) is a

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professional football manager and a former player who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in

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, Batak started out at Metalac Futog in 1989, before joining the youth system of

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in 1993. He was loaned to ČSK Čelarevo,

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and Vrbas. After moving abroad in 2003, Batak went on to play for

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and

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International career

Batak made his debut for

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in his country's first ever competitive match on 24 March 2007, a friendly against

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and made 25 appearances, scoring one goal. His final international was an October 2011 European Championship qualification match away against Switzerland.

International goals

Managerial career

In early 2015, Batak was appointed assistant manager to

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at Thai club

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. He switched to fellow Thai club

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the following year. In April 2017, Batak was appointed manager of

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at fkvojvodina.rs, 23-4-2017 He parted ways with the club on 30 June following a 2–1 home win over

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in the first leg of the

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first qualifying round. After two seasons spent in Thailand, Batak returned to Serbian football on 25 February 2020, as a manager of

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club Radnički Niš. He works with another UEFA Pro licensed coach Davor Berber who joined from

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club

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. Batak's first game was against

, the club where he started his career, played for six years, and had managed back in 2017. In November 2020, Batak was appointed coach of

club

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, alongside Davor Berber.

Managerial statistics

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