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Zlatan Arnautović (Serbian Cyrillic: Златан Арнаутовић; born 2 September 1956) is a Serbian former handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Full name Zlatan Arnautović
Born (1956-09-02) 2 September 1956 (age 70)
Prijedor, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina,
FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality Bosnier
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
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Zlatan Arnautović
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Full name Zlatan Arnautović
Born (1956-09-02) 2 September 1956 (age 70)
Prijedor, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina,
FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality Bosnier
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
–
Bosnamontaža
–1986
Borac Banja Luka
1986–1987
Barcelona
1987–1989
Lagisa Naranco
–
Borac Banja Luka
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1986
Yugoslavia 157 (1)
Teams managed
–
Crvena zvezda
1999
Partizan
2006-2007
Tunisia (GK coach)
2007-2011
Crvena zvezda (GK coach)
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Los AngelesTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1986 SwitzerlandTeam
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1983 CasablancaTeam
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Club career

Born in Prijedor, Arnautović started playing handball at his hometown club Bosnamontaža. He later played for Borac Banja Luka, Barcelona, and Lagisa Naranco.

International career

At international level, Arnautović competed for Yugoslavia in two Olympic Games, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He was also a regular member of the team that won the 1986 World Championship.

Coaching career

During the 1990s, Arnautović served as head coach of both Crvena zvezda and Partizan.[1][2] From 2006 he was the goalkeeping coach for the Tunisian national team.[3] From 2007 he became the goalkeeping and assistant coach at Crvena zvezda.[4] He left the team in 2011, after being physically attacked by head coach Nenad Peruničić.[5]

Personal life

His surname derives from Arnaut, the Ottoman Turkish ethnonym for Albanians.[6]

Honours

Player

Borac Banja Luka

Coach

Crvena zvezda

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