Nedeljko Bulatović

Nedeljko "Ned" Bulatović (19 April 1939 – 11 May 2023)^[1] was a Serbian football player and manager.

Nedeljko Bulatović

Bulatović in 1966
Personal information
Date of birth	(1939-04-19)19 April 1939
Place of birth	Peć, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)
Date of death	11 May 2023(2023-05-11) (aged 84)
Place of death	Hasselt, Belgium
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1963	Vojvodina
1963	SSC Yugal
1963–1964	Austria Klagenfurt
1964–1965	Enschedese Boys	27	(8)
1965–1966	Twente	12	(0)
1966–1967	→ NEC	30	(4)
1967–1968	Sittardia	9	(0)
1968–1969	Fortuna Sittard	21	(1)
1970	Sydney Croatia
1971–1973	Tongeren	30	(1)
Managerial career
1971–1973	Tongeren
1973–1974	Standard Liège
1974–1975	Vitesse Arnhem
1979–1981	Mechelen
1982–1984	Oostende
1984–1986	Winterslag
1986–1987	Gabon
1988	Eendracht Aalst
1989–1990	Sint-Niklase
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Bulatović played as a midfielder for Vojvodina, Enschedese Boys, Twente,^[2] NEC, Sittardia and Fortuna SC.^[3]

Raised in Novi Sad, he played in newly-formed FC Twente's first ever match against SC Telstar in 1965 and provided the club's first ever assist in a 1-1 draw.^[4] He later also became the first player to score for the then newly-established Fortuna Sittard, in a pre-season friendly in July 1968.^[5]

Coaching career

Bulatović managed Tongeren,^[6] Standard de Liège,^[7] Vitesse Arnhem, KV Mechelen,^[8] K.V. Oostende, the Gabon national team^[9] and various other Belgian clubs.