Radoslav Batak (Serbian Cyrillic: Радослав Батак; born 15 August 1977) is a professional football manager and a former player who played as a defender.
 Batak with Antalyaspor in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Metalac Futog | |||
| Vojvodina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2003 | Vojvodina | 74 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | → ČSK Čelarevo (loan) | ||
| 1996–1997 | → Mladost Apatin (loan) | ||
| 1998 | → Vrbas (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Grafičar (loan) | ||
| 2003–2005 | Dynamo Moscow | 62 | (3) |
| 2005–2009 | Ankaraspor | 84 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Antalyaspor | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Mogren | 45 | (6) |
| 2012 | Tobol | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 285 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Montenegro | 25 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Buriram United (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Sisaket (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Vojvodina | ||
| 2018 | Krabi | ||
| 2019 | Buriram United B | ||
| 2020 | Radnički Niš | ||
| 2020–2021 | Novi Pazar | ||
| 2021–2022 | Radnički Niš | ||
| 2023 | Vojvodina | ||
| 2024– | Serbia U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Novi Sad, Batak started out at Metalac Futog in 1989, before joining the youth system of Vojvodina in 1993. He was loaned to ČSK Čelarevo, Mladost Apatin and Vrbas.[1] After moving abroad in 2003, Batak went on to play for Dynamo Moscow, Ankaraspor, Antalyaspor and Tobol.
International career
editBatak made his debut for Montenegro in his country's first ever competitive match on 24 March 2007, a friendly against Hungary in Podgorica and made 25 appearances, scoring one goal.[2] His final international was an October 2011 European Championship qualification match away against Switzerland.[3]
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 October 2009 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica |  Georgia |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying | |||||
| Correct as of 7 October 2015[4] | |||||||||||
Managerial career
editIn early 2015, Batak was appointed assistant manager to Alexandre Gama at Thai club Buriram United.[5] He switched to fellow Thai club Sisaket the following year.
In April 2017, Batak was appointed manager of Vojvodina.[1] He parted ways with the club on 30 June following a 2–1 home win over Ružomberok in the first leg of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[6]
After two seasons spent in Thailand, Batak returned to Serbian football on 25 February 2020, as a manager of Serbian SuperLiga club Radnički Niš.[7] He works with another UEFA Pro licensed coach Davor Berber who joined from AFC Champions League club Tai Po.
Batak's first game was against Vojvodina, the club where he started his career, played for six years, and had managed back in 2017.[8]
In November 2020, Batak was appointed coach of Serbian SuperLiga club Novi Pazar, alongside Davor Berber.[9]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 3 August 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Vojvodina | 23 April 2017 | 29 June 2017 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 50.00 |
| Krabi | 4 June 2018 | 30 November 2018 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 33.33 |
| Radnički Niš | 25 February 2020 | 10 October 2020 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 52.63 |
| Novi Pazar | 11 November 2020 | 24 February 2021 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 22.22 |
| Radnički Niš | 23 September 2021 | 1 June 2022 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 37.93 |
| Vojvodina | 26 February 2023 | 8 August 2023 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 41.18 |
| Career total | 85 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 109 | 99 | 10 | 41.18 | ||
Honours
editIndividual
- Serbian SuperLiga Manager of the Month: March 2023[10]
References
edit- ^ a b RADOSLAV BATAK NOVI TRENER VOJVODINE at fkvojvodina.rs, 23-4-2017 (in Serbian)
- ^ "Montenegro – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Football PLAYER: Radoslav Batak
- ^ "Radoslav Batak dobio posao u stručnom štabu tajlandskog kluba" (in Montenegrin). reprezentacija.me. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "CIRKUS ZVANI SRPSKI FUDBAL Vojvodina smenila trenera posle samo 90 minuta". Blic (in Serbian). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Radnički dobio novog trenera - Batak predstavljen na "Čairu"" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Batak debituje protiv svog bivšeg kluba: Postoje emocije, ali kontrolisane" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Radoslav Batak preuzeo Novi Pazar" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Trener meseca Radoslav Batak: Pobede u derbijima rezultat promene karaktera, Vojvodina je drugačija nego 2017". mozzartsport.com. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
External links
edit- Radoslav Batak at Soccerway.com
- Radoslav Batak at National-Football-Teams.com
- Radoslav Batak at kicker (in German)
- Radoslav Batak at FBref.com
- Radoslav Batak at the Turkish Football Federation
