Radoslav Batak

Radoslav Batak (Cyrillic: Радослав Батак; born 15 August 1977) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Serbian club Radnički Niš.

Radoslav Batak
Batak with Antalyaspor
Personal information
Full name Radoslav Batak
Date of birth (1977-08-15) 15 August 1977
Place of birth Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Radnički Niš (manager)
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)
National team
2007–2011 Montenegro 25 (1)
Teams managed
2015 Buriram United (assistant)
2016 Sisaket (assistant)
2017 Vojvodina
2018 Krabi
2019 Buriram United B
2020– Radnički Niš
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born 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

Batak represented Montenegro internationally between 2007 and 2011, making 25 appearances and scoring one goal.

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 October 2009Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica Georgia1–02–12010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
Correct as of 7 October 2015[2]

Managerial career

In early 2015, Batak was appointed assistant manager to Alexandre Gama at Thai club Buriram United.[3] 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.[4]

After two seasons spent in Thailand, Batak returns to Serbian football on February 25, 2020 as a manager of Radnički Niš. [5] His first game was against Vojvodina in which he started his career and played for six years. In 2017, he was the manager of that club. [6]

Managerial statistics
As of 29 February 2020
Nat. Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Radnički Niš 25 February 2020 Present 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
Career totals 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00

References
  1. RADOSLAV BATAK NOVI TRENER VOJVODINE at fkvojvodina.rs, 23-4-2017 (in Serbian)
  2. Football PLAYER: Radoslav Batak
  3. "Radoslav Batak dobio posao u stručnom štabu tajlandskog kluba" (in Montenegrin). reprezentacija.me. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. "CIRKUS ZVANI SRPSKI FUDBAL Vojvodina smenila trenera posle samo 90 minuta" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. "Radnički dobio novog trenera - Batak predstavljen na "Čairu"" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  6. "Batak debituje protiv svog bivšeg kluba: Postoje emocije, ali kontrolisane" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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