Darko Maletić

Darko Maletić
Maletić in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-20) 20 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1997 Borac Banja Luka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Borac Banja Luka 57 (6)
2001–2002 Rapid Wien 13 (0)
2002–2004 Publikum Celje 39 (2)
2004 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2 (0)
2005 Shinnik Yaroslavl 8 (0)
2006 Vaslui 5 (0)
2006–2009 Partizan 44 (2)
2009–2010 Koblenz 10 (1)
2010–2011 Borac Banja Luka 21 (6)
2011–2012 Aktobe 21 (2)
2012 Irtysh Pavlodar 6 (0)
2013 Borac Banja Luka 13 (2)
2013–2015 Velež Mostar 64 (2)
2016 Borac Banja Luka 9 (1)
Total 312 (24)
International career
2007–2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18 (1)
Managerial career
2020 Laktaši
2020–2021 Ljubić Prnjavor
2022–2023 Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Darko Maletić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Малетић; born 20 October 1980) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.

He holds a peculiar record: he played in the UEFA Cup for five clubs from five countries (Rapid Wien, Publikum Celje, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Partizan and Aktobe).

Club career

Maletić started his career with his hometown club FK Borac Banja Luka. In the summer of 2001 he moved to SK Rapid Wien. From January 2002 to the summer of 2004 he played for Publikum Celje of Slovenia. He then moved to Russia where he played for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (2004) and FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (2005). After six months with Romanian club FC Vaslui (2006), Maletić signed for Serbian giants FK Partizan where he won double crown before he moved to TuS Koblenz in January 2009.

International career

When Fuad Muzurović became the Bosnian-Herzegovinian national team's coach, the 26-year-old Maletić received his first call for a match against Norway in March 2007. He made his debut in the 82nd minute, replacing Adnan Čustović. Bosnia and Herzegovina won the match 2–1.

He played seven games in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying but after Miroslav Blažević became coach, he dropped from the squad. After showing good form for Borac Banja Luka in the domestic league in 2011, he was recalled by coach Safet Sušić for the match against Romania in March.[1] He was again called up for the matches against Romania away and Albania at home in June, and responded by scoring his first goal for the national team, against Albania.[2] Maletić earned a total of 18 caps, scoring 1 goal.[3]

His final international was a February 2012 friendly match against Brazil.[4]

Career statistics

International

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 June 2011 Zenica  Albania 2–0 Win UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Managerial

As of match played 10 April 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Laktaši 6 August 2020 20 December 2020 12 4 1 7 20 24 −4 033.33
Ljubić Prnjavor 26 December 2020 30 June 2021 15 7 1 7 28 24 +4 046.67
Sloboda Mrkonjić Grad 23 January 2022 17 January 2023 32 14 5 13 51 47 +4 043.75
Total 59 25 7 27 99 95 +4 042.37

Honours

Player

Partizan

Borac Banja Luka

References

  1. ^ "Sušić vratio Maletića, poštedio Ibričića i prekrižio Nadarevića". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. ^ Kerić, A. (7 June 2011). "Zmajevi u Zenici nadletjeli Orlove" (in Bosnian). SportSport.ba. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 April 2021.