Zlatko Kostić ( sr-cyr, Златко Костић; born 9 August 1973) is a Montenegrin

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manager and former player. A

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, he played for clubs in Yugoslavia, Spain and Greece.

Playing career

Born in

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, Kostić began his career playing for local side

FK Budućnost Podgorica Fudbalski Klub Budućnost Podgorica (Cyrillic: Будућност Подгорица, , ) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin professional association football, football club from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is competing in the Montenegrin First League. ...

. in 1995, he would join Spanish

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side

Écija Balompié Écija Balompié, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Écija, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1939, it plays in . History In 2007–08 season, the club became champion of the Segunda División B, Group 4. The next se ...

for two seasons. The club were relegated to the

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following the 1996–97 season, and he returned to Budućnost Podgorica. In 1999, Kostić joined

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side Panachaiki F.C. for six months. He returned again to Budućnost Podgorica, where he would finish his playing career.

Managerial career

After his playing career ended, Kostić became a football manager. He leads

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, ...

side

OFK Bar Omladinski fudbalski klub Bar was a Montenegrin football club based in the town of Bar. The club existed from 2001 to 2012. History OFK Bar were founded in 2001 and played their home games at the Stadion Topolica. At season 2008–09, OFK Bar wo ...

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* * 1973 births Living people Footballers from Podgorica Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Montenegrin men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers FK Budućnost Podgorica players Écija Balompié players Panachaiki F.C. players Yugoslav First League players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Segunda División players Super League Greece players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece Montenegrin football managers {{Montenegro-footy-bio-stub