Slobodan Halilović (; born 1 January 1951) is a Yugoslav and Serbian

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manager and former player.

Playing career

After starting out at his hometown club Budućnost Banovići, Halilović played for Radnički Niš from

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

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, making 231 appearances and scoring 11 goals in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

. He also helped them win the

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Managerial career

In the summer of 1988, Halilović became manager of Radnički Niš for the first time, remaining in charge until late 1989. He returned to the post in the spring of 1990. In February 2010, Halilović was appointed as manager of Emirati club Al Dhafra. He spent one month in charge before being replaced by Swiss manager

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. After his second stint at Sinđelić Niš, Halilović returned to Montenegro and served as manager of

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(July–October 2015),

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(June–September 2017), and

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(March 2018–December 2020).

Career statistics

Honours

Radnički Niš *

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Halilovic, Slobodan 1951 births Living people People from Banovići Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Yugoslav men's footballers Men's association football defenders FK Budućnost Banovići players FK Radnički Niš players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav football managers Serbia and Montenegro football managers Serbian football managers FK Radnički Niš managers Al Wahda FC managers FK Mogren managers FK Zeta managers FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje managers Al Dhafra FC managers FK Lovćen managers FK Timok managers Yugoslav First League managers UAE Pro League managers Yugoslav expatriate football managers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate football managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates