Zlatan Arnautović

Zlatan Arnautović
Personal information
Full name Zlatan Arnautović
Born (1956-09-02) 2 September 1956
Prijedor, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina,
FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality Bosnier
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
Bosnamontaža
–1986
Borac Banja Luka
1986–1987
Barcelona
1987–1989
Lagisa Naranco
Borac Banja Luka
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1986
Yugoslavia 157 (1)
Teams managed
Crvena zvezda
1999
Partizan
2006-2007
Tunisia (GK coach)
2007-2011
Crvena zvezda (GK coach)
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championship
1986 Switzerland Team
Mediterranean Games
1983 Casablanca Team

Zlatan Arnautović (Serbian Cyrillic: Златан Арнаутовић; born 2 September 1956) is a Serbian former handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Born in Prijedor, Arnautović started playing handball at his hometown club Bosnamontaža. He later played for Borac Banja Luka, Barcelona, and Lagisa Naranco.

International career

At international level, Arnautović competed for Yugoslavia in two Olympic Games, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was also a regular member of the team that won the 1986 World Championship.

Coaching career

During the 1990s, Arnautović served as head coach of both Crvena zvezda and Partizan.[1][2] From 2006 he was the goalkeeping coach for the Tunisian national team.[3] From 2007 he became the goalkeeping and assistant coach at Crvena zvezda.[4] He left the team in 2011, after being physically attacked by head coach Nenad Peruničić.[5]

Personal life

His surname derives from Arnaut, the Ottoman Turkish ethnonym for Albanians.[6]

Honours

Player

Borac Banja Luka

Coach

Crvena zvezda

References

  1. ^ "Otkaz u dva reda" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 12 October 1999. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Arnautović realan: Biće teško" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 19 November 1999. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ www.nzz.ch "Hauptprobe ohne Hauptdarsteller". 31 December 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. ^ "RUKOMET: Arnautović u stručnom štabu Zvezde" (in Bosnian). mondo.rs. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Arnautovic left Crvena zvezda after Perunicic's attack!". handball-planet.com. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  6. ^ Mladenovic, M (1976). "Family names of Osmanli origin in Bosnia and Herzegovina". In Berkes, Niyazi; Little, Donald (eds.). Essays on Islamic Civilization: Presented to Niyazi Berkes. Brill. p. 258. ISBN 9004044647.