Rade Zalad

Rade Zalad
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-10-26) 26 October 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Kačarevo, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Jedinstvo Kačarevo
1970–1974 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1984 Partizan 69 (0)
1984–1985 Budućnost Titograd 32 (0)
1985–1986 Priština 25 (0)
1986–1987 Eskişehirspor 35 (0)
1987–1989 Beşiktaş 73 (0)
1989–1993 Ankaragücü 95 (0)
Total 329 (0)
International career
1978 Yugoslavia U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Gold medal – first place UEFA Under-21 Championship 1978
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rade Zalad (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Залад; born 26 October 1956) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

After coming through the youth system at Partizan, Zalad signed his first professional contract with the club in 1974.[1] He made his competitive debut for Partizan in the 1978–79 season. After helping the club win the championship in 1982–83, Zalad completely lost his place in the squad and went on to play for Budućnost Titograd (1984–85) and Priština (1985–86).[2]

In 1986, Zalad moved abroad to Turkey and signed with Eskişehirspor. He later played for Beşiktaş (1987–1989) and Ankaragücü (1989–1993).[3]

International career

At international level, Zalad was capped for the Yugoslavia national under-21 team during the 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, winning the tournament.[4]

Post-playing career

After hanging up his boots, Zalad started working as a goalkeeping coach at Obilić. He later performed the same role for his parent club Partizan and the Serbia national team.[5]

Honours

Partizan

Beşiktaş

Yugoslavia U21

References

  1. ^ "VREMEPLOV – Rade Zalad: Srce zauvek u Humskoj" (in Serbian). zurnal.rs. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Rade Zalad" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Rade Zalad" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Rade Zalad". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Rade Zalad, fudbaler" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2024.