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
1965–1966 Twente 12 (0)
1966–1967NEC 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

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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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Ned Bulatovic". Uitvaartzorg Smeets (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ "FC Twente Statistieken". Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Oud-Fortunees Ned Bulatovic overleden". De Limburger (in Dutch). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Allereerste assistgever FC Twente Bulatovic op 84-jarige leeftijd overleden". Twente Insite (in Dutch). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ Welters, R. (17 May 2023). "BULATOVIĆ OVERLEDEN". Fortuna Online (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Clubbruggekv.be".
  7. ^ "Royal Standard de Liege - Site Officiel - le Standard et ses Entraîneurs". Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Trainers". 10 November 2011.
  9. ^ "PANAPRESS - Agence Panafricaine d'information - le site officiel".
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