Slobodan Halilović

Slobodan Halilović (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Халиловић; born 1 January 1951) is a Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and former player.

Slobodan Halilović

Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-01-01) 1 January 1951 (age 74)
Place of birth	Banovići, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1958–1967	Budućnost Banovići
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1971	Budućnost Banovići
1971–1983	Radnički Niš	231	(11)
Managerial career
1983–1985	Mladost Niš
1985–1987	Radnički Niš (assistant)
1987–1988	Mladost Niš
1988–1989	Radnički Niš
1990–1991	Radnički Niš
1991–1992	Al Wahda
1992–1996	Al Wahda (youth)
1996–1997	Radnički Niš
1997–1999	Mogren
1999–2003	Al Wahda (youth)
2003–2005	Mogren
2006–2007	Dinamo Vranje
2007	Zeta
2008	Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
2009	Sinđelić Niš
2010	Al Dhafra
2010–2011	Al Wahda (youth)
2012	Lovćen
2013	Sinđelić Niš
2015	Lovćen
2017	Cetinje
2018–2020	Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
2022	Timok
2024	Radnik Surdulica
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

After starting out at his hometown club Budućnost Banovići, Halilović played for Radnički Niš from 1971 to 1983, making 231 appearances and scoring 11 goals in the Yugoslav First League. He also helped them win the Balkans Cup in 1975.^[1]

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.^[2] He spent one month in charge before being replaced by Swiss manager Michel Decastel.^[3]

After his second stint at Sinđelić Niš,^[4] Halilović returned to Montenegro and served as manager of Lovćen (July–October 2015),^[5][6] Cetinje (June–September 2017),^[7] and Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje (March 2018–December 2020).^[8]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League
		Apps	Goals
Radnički Niš	1970–71	4	0
	1971–72	2	0
	1972–73	0	0
	1973–74	8	0
	1974–75	32	3
	1975–76	25	1
	1976–77	32	3
	1977–78	17	0
	1978–79	17	1
	1979–80	21	0
	1980–81	28	2
	1981–82	24	1
	1982–83	21	0
	Total	231	11
Career total		231	11

Honours

Radnički Niš

• Balkans Cup: 1975