Zlatan Nalić
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zlatan Nalić | ||
Date of birth | 23 January 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tuzla City (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1990 | Sloboda Tuzla | ||
1990–1992 | Borac Banja Luka | ||
1992–1993 | Sloga Kraljevo | ||
1993–1994 | Panathinaikos | ||
1993–1994 | → Mjällby (loan) | ||
1994–1996 | Mjällby | ||
1996–1997 | Motala | ||
1997–1999 | Kulladal | ||
Managerial career | |||
2015 | Sweden U21 (assistant) | ||
2017–2018 | Prespa Birlik | ||
2018–2019 | Sloboda Tuzla | ||
2020– | Tuzla City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Zlatan Nalić (born 23 January 1969) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Tuzla City.
Playing career
During his playing career, Nalić played for Sloboda Tuzla, where he started his career, Borac Banja Luka, Sloga Kraljevo, Panathinaikos, Mjällby, Motala and Kulladal.
Managerial career
Early career
Nalić started his managerial career as an assistant manager in the Sweden U21 national team. With them he won the UEFA Euro U21 in 2015.[1] After Sweden, in November 2017, Nalić was named new manager of Swedish fourth tier club Prespa Birlik.[2]
Sloboda Tuzla
On 31 July 2018, Nalić became the new manager of Bosnian Premier League club Sloboda Tuzla.[3] His first win as the club manager came on 11 August 2018, in the Tuzla derby against Tuzla City, which Sloboda won 1–0.[4] Nalić was praised for bringing a style in Bosnian football which it did not see before.
On 20 April 2019, Sloboda under Nalić also made a big result by beating Sarajevo 2–1 at home and getting back to the UEFA Europa League qualifying "picture".[5] However, poor results during the ending of the season meant an 8th place finish for Sloboda, only 5 points more than 11th placed and relegated Krupa.[6]
On 3 June 2019, Nalić left Sloboda after his contract with the club expired.[7]
Tuzla City
On 11 March 2020, Sloboda's city rival, Tuzla City, announced Nalić as the club's new manager, signing a contract with him until the end of the 2019–20 season.[8]
Personal life
Nalić is the son of Sloboda Tuzla legend Mesud Nalić. Zlatan's son Adi, is also a professional footballer who plays for Malmö FF in the Swedish Allsvenskan.
Managerial statistics
- As of 25 May 2019[9]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Sloboda Tuzla | ![]() |
31 July 2018 | 3 June 2019 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 33.33 |
Tuzla City | ![]() |
11 March 2020 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
Total | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 33.33 |
References
- ^ Zlatan Nalić evropski prvak sa Švedskom at klix.ba, 1 July 2015
- ^ Zlatan Nalić postao trener švedskog niželigaša Prespa Birlika at klix.ba, 5 November 2017
- ^ Nalić zvanično preuzeo Slobodu: Radikalne promjene u klubu trenutno nisu realne at klix. ba, 31 July 2018
- ^ Sloboda sa igračem manje pobijedila Tuzla City u prvom tuzlanskom derbiju u historiji at klix.ba, 11 August 2018
- ^ M. Šljivak (20 April 2019). "Fantastičan meč na Tušnju: Edis Smajić srušio FK Sarajevo" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ E. Škorić (25 May 2019). "Irfan Hadžić srušio Slobodu, Radnik se i dalje nada Evropi" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ D.B. (3 June 2019). "Zlatan Nalić više nije trener Slobode" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ M. Šljivak (11 March 2020). "Nalić predstavljen u FK Tuzla City: Otišao sam nedorečen iz ove lige" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Zlatan Nalić". Sofascore (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
External links
- Zlatan Nalić at Soccerway
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Banja Luka
- Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Serbia
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Yugoslav First League players
- Super League Greece players
- Division 1 (Swedish football) players
- FK Sloboda Tuzla players
- FK Borac Banja Luka players
- FK Sloga Kraljevo players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- Mjällby AIF players
- Motala AIF players
- Association football midfielders
- Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Sweden
- Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers
- FK Sloboda Tuzla managers
- FK Tuzla City managers