Vojin Lazarević (; born 22 February 1942) is a former Yugoslav and Montenegrin

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manager and player.

Club career

A prolific striker, Lazarević started out at his hometown club Sutjeska Nikšić. He was the

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(Group East) top scorer on three occasions, before moving to

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in 1966. Over the next four seasons, Lazarević scored 68 goals in 112 appearances in the

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, helping the club win three consecutive championships (

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, 1969, and

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). He subsequently moved abroad, spending some time at

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(Belgium) and Nancy (France), before returning to Red Star in 1972. During his second spell in Belgrade, Lazarević was the league's joint top scorer in the 1972–73 season with 25 goals, as the club won the title. He moved abroad again in 1974, this time to Canada, and joined the Toronto Metros. Shortly after, Lazarević returned to his homeland and played one season with Vrbas, before retiring from the game.

International career

At international level, Lazarević was capped five times for

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between 1964 and 1969, scoring one goal.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Lazarević served twice as manager of Red Star Belgrade in the late 1990s, winning two national cups. He was also manager of Milicionar (

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) and Sutjeska Nikšić (

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Player

Sutjeska Nikšić *

: 1963–64 (Group East), 1965–66 (Group East) Red Star Belgrade *

: 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1972–73 *

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: 1967–68, 1969–70 Individual *

top scorer: 1968–69, 1972–73 *

top scorer: 1962–63 (Group East), 1963–64 (Group East), 1965–66 (Group East) * Mitropa Cup top scorer: 1967–68

Manager

Red Star Belgrade *

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: 1996–97, 1998–99

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazarevic, Vojin 1942 births Living people Footballers from Nikšić Yugoslav men's footballers Montenegrin men's footballers Men's association football forwards Yugoslavia men's international footballers FK Sutjeska Nikšić players Red Star Belgrade footballers RFC Liège players AS Nancy Lorraine players Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players FK Vrbas players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 1 players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Canada Yugoslav football managers Serbia and Montenegro football managers Montenegrin football managers FK Vrbas managers Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff Red Star Belgrade managers FK Sutjeska Nikšić managers