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]

Personal life

His surname derives from Arnaut, the Ottoman Turkish ethnonym for Albanians.[3]

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. ^ 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.
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