Rade Zalad

Rade Zalad (; born 26 October 1956) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career After coming through the youth system at Partizan, Zalad signed his first professional contract with the club in 1974. He made his competitive debut for Partizan in the 1978–79 season. After helping the club win the championship in 1982–83, Zalad completely lost his place in the squad and went on to play for Budućnost Titograd (1984–85) and Priština (1985–86).

In 1986, Zalad moved abroad to Turkey and signed with Eskişehirspor. He later played for Beşiktaş (1987–1989) and Ankaragücü (1989–1993).

International career At international level, Zalad was capped for the Yugoslavia national under-21 team during the 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, winning the tournament.

Post-playing career After hanging up his boots, Zalad started working as a goalkeeping coach at Obilić. He later performed the same role for his parent club Partizan and the Serbia national team.

Personal life

Zalad's parents are from Šipovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and he holds Bosnian citizenship as well.

Honours Partizan Yugoslav First League: 1982–83 Beşiktaş Turkish Cup: 1988–89 Yugoslavia U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1978