Nenad Lalatović

Nenad Lalatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Лалатовић, pronounced [něnad lalȃːtoʋitɕ, - lǎː-]; born 22 December 1977) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Serbian SuperLiga club Vojvodina.

Nenad Lalatović
Personal information
Full name Nenad Lalatović
Date of birth (1977-12-22) 22 December 1977
Place of birth Belgrade, SR Serbia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Vojvodina (manager)
Youth career
Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2002 Red Star Belgrade 87 (4)
1996 → OFK Beograd (loan) 3 (0)
1996 → Radnički Kragujevac (loan) 12 (0)
1997–1999 → Milicionar (loan) 41 (0)
2003–2005 Shakhtar Donetsk 14 (0)
2003–2005 → Shakhtar-2 Donetsk (loan) 7 (0)
2004 → VfL Wolfsburg II (loan) 5 (0)
2006 Zemun 5 (0)
2006–2007 OFK Beograd 10 (0)
Total 184 (4)
National team
1999 FR Yugoslavia U21 5 (0)
2000 FR Yugoslavia 1 (0)
Teams managed
2011 Srem (assistant)
2011 Srem
2011–2013 Proleter Novi Sad
2013–2014 Voždovac
2014 Napredak Kruševac
2014–2015 Red Star Belgrade
2015 Borac Čačak
2015–2016 Vojvodina
2016 Serbia U20
2016–2018 Čukarički
2017 Serbia U21
2018–2019 Radnički Niš
2019– Vojvodina
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Lalatović came through the youth system of Red Star Belgrade. He also spent a few seasons on loan at OFK Beograd, Radnički Kragujevac and Milicionar, before returning to Red Star Belgrade and becoming one of the team's most regular players in the early 2000s. Before moving abroad in the 2003 winter transfer window, Lalatović was named captain and made over 100 competitive appearances, winning four major domestic trophies with the Crveno-beli.

In January 2003, Lalatović was transferred to Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk on a three-year deal.[1] He failed to make an impact with the club, being loaned to VfL Wolfsburg in early 2004. After returning to Donetsk, Lalatović made a couple of appearances for the club in the title-winning 2004–05 season. He later received a one-year ban from the Ukrainian FA for assaulting the referee after a game between Shakhtar-2 and Zorya Luhansk in October 2005.[2]

In the 2006 winter transfer window, Lalatović returned to his homeland and joined Zemun. He spent six months with the Gornjovarošani, before switching to OFK Beograd. Following the 2006–07 season, Lalatović retired from professional football, aged 29.

International career

Lalatović earned one cap for FR Yugoslavia at full level, coming on as a substitute for Vuk Rašović in a 1–1 friendly draw away to Greece on 13 December 2000. He was previously a member of the national under-21 team.

Managerial career

After serving as an assistant to Miloš Veselinović, Lalatović took charge of Srem in April 2011. He subsequently served as manager of Proleter Novi Sad for the next two years. In June 2013, Lalatović replaced Aleksandar Janjić at the helm of Voždovac. He eventually switched to Napredak Kruševac in January 2014.

On 23 June 2014, it was announced that Lalatović will be the new manager of Red Star Belgrade. He signed a one-year deal with an option for two more seasons. On 24 May 2015, after the final game of the 2014–15 season, Lalatović became unattached.[3]

On 29 June 2015, Lalatović was officially presented as manager of Borac Čačak.[4] He led the club to a best-ever start to a league season by placing second after the initial 17 rounds. On 10 November 2015, Lalatović parted ways with Borac Čačak due to unpaid wages and bonuses to his players.[5]

On 11 November 2015, Lalatović was appointed manager of Vojvodina until the end of the 2015–16 season.[6] He extended his contract with the club for one more year on 11 June 2016.[7] However, Lalatović terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent on 17 December 2016.[8]

On 26 December 2016, Lalatović became manager of Čukarički, penning a four-year contract.[9] He resigned from the position in May 2018, after failing to earn a spot in the UEFA Europa League. During his time at Čukarički, Lalatović also served as manager of the Serbia national under-21 team at the 2017 UEFA U-21 Championship.

On 4 June 2018, Lalatović was named as new manager of Radnički Niš.[10]

On 21 June 2019, Lalatović was appointed as new manager of Vojvodina for the second time in his managerial career.[11] On 24 June 2020, beating Partizan on penalties, Vojvodina won the 2019–20 Serbian Cup, which was Lalatović's first trophy as manager.[12]

Criticism

In a July 2019 interview for fkvojvodina.rs, Lalatović's inability to work with foreign players became clear. During his coaching career, he was notorious for hiring strictly domestic players and releasing as many as foreign ones as he could. One of the reasons was his lack of knowledge of foreign languages, as he speaks only Serbian and Russian, thus being unable to communicate with players who speak other languages. When confronted with this issue during an interview, he made an effort to shift the blame to the foreign players, accusing them of laziness due to the fact that salaries were being received late. Curiously, all other coaches face the same problems and don't have the conflicts with foreign players that Lalatović has, so it seemed a cheap excuse. He went on to claim that had nothing against foreign players, but that they "need to be much better than a domestic player" for him to respect them equally as he does domestic ones.[13]

Managerial statistics
As of 5 February 2021
Team From To Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
Srem April 2011 September 2011 17 6 4 7 18 19 −1 035.29
Proleter Novi Sad October 2011 June 2013 57 25 16 16 78 68 +10 043.86
Voždovac 15 June 2013 16 January 2014 17 5 4 8 16 19 −3 029.41
Napredak Kruševac 16 January 2014 23 June 2014 15 5 3 7 23 26 −3 033.33
Red Star Belgrade 23 June 2014 24 May 2015 32 20 7 5 47 21 +26 062.50
Borac Čačak 29 June 2015 10 November 2015 18 10 4 4 25 17 +8 055.56
Vojvodina 11 November 2015 17 December 2016 53 30 15 8 87 36 +51 056.60
Čukarički 26 December 2016 14 May 2018 60 32 11 17 101 64 +37 053.33
Serbia U21 1 March 2017 23 June 2017 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2 020.00
Radnički Niš 4 June 2018 30 May 2019 45 29 12 4 87 39 +48 064.44
Vojvodina 1 June 2019 Present 57 37 10 10 97 52 +45 064.91
Total 376 200 87 89 584 368 +216 053.19

    Honours

    Player

    Red Star Belgrade

    Shakhtar Donetsk

    Manager

    Vojvodina

    References
    1. "Lalatovic signs for Shakhtar". uefa.com. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
    2. "Godina suspenzije za Lalatovića" (in Serbian). b92.net. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
    3. "Lalatović: Od danas sam slobodan..." (in Serbian). b92.net. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
    4. "Lalatović zvanično u čačanskom Borcu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
    5. "Lalatović napustio čačanski Borac" (in Serbian). b92.net. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
    6. "NENAD LALATOVIĆ NOVI TRENER VOJVODINE" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
    7. "NENAD LALATOVIĆ PRODUŽIO UGOVOR SA VOJVODINOM" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
    8. "NENAD LALATOVIĆ NAPUSTIO VOJVODINU" (in Serbian). fkvojvodina.rs. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
    9. "FK Čukarički predstavio šefa stručnog štaba Nenada Lalatovića" (in Serbian). fkcukaricki.rs. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
    10. "Nenad Lalatović novi trener Radničkog iz Niša". beta.rs. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
    11. "Lalatović trener Vojvodine: Ugovor na 1+1". www.mozzartsport.com. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
    12. "Vojvodini penal-drama protiv Partizana i trofej Kupa Srbije!". www.b92.net. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
    13. Nenad Lalatović odgovarao na pitanja vojvodinaša at fkvojvodina.rs, 10-7-2019, retrieved 12-4-2020 (in Serbian)
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