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Zlatan Arnautović

b. 1956

Serbian handball player

Handball player Handball coach
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Born 1956. Zlatan Arnautović is a Yugoslav handball player and handball coach.

Zlatan Arnautović (; 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.

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. From 2006 he was the goalkeeping coach for the Tunisian national team. From 2007 he became the goalkeeping and assistant coach at Crvena zvezda. He left the team in 2011, after being physically attacked by head coach Nenad Peruničić.

Personal life His surname derives from Arnaut, the Ottoman Turkish ethnonym for Albanians.

Honours

Player Borac Banja Luka Yugoslav Handball Championship: 1980–81 Yugoslav Handball Cup: 1978–79 EHF Cup: 1990–91

Coach Crvena zvezda Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1997–98

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Who is Zlatan Arnautović?

Serbian handball player

When was Zlatan Arnautović born?

Zlatan Arnautović was born on 2 September 1956 in Prijedor.

What is Zlatan Arnautović's occupation?

Zlatan Arnautović is a handball player and handball coach.

What nationality is Zlatan Arnautović?

Zlatan Arnautović is Yugoslav.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Zlatan Arnautović

· Wikidata: Q2312000

· DBpedia: Zlatan Arnautović

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