Žarko Olarević

Žarko Olarević (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Оларевић; born 28 July 1950) is a Serbian former football manager and player.

Žarko Olarević
Personal information
Full name Žarko Olarević
Date of birth (1950-07-28) 28 July 1950
Place of birth Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Mladi Proleter
Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1971 Partizan 24 (1)
1969–1971 → Proleter Zrenjanin (loan)
1972–1976 Radnički Kragujevac 36+ (11+)
1976–1977 Royal Antwerp 27 (6)
1977–1981 Lille 137 (42)
1981–1983 Le Havre 67 (42)
1983–1984 Marseille 38 (19)
Total 329+ (121+)
International career
1967–1968 Yugoslavia U18 6 (3)
Managerial career
1985–1986 Marseille
1998 Radnički Kragujevac
1999–2000 Sutjeska Nikšić
2000 Slavia Sofia
2001–2002 Slavia Sofia
2003 Wydad Casablanca
2003 Zagłębie Lubin
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Olarević made his competitive debut for Partizan in the second half of the 1967–68 season.[1] He later spent two seasons at Proleter Zrenjanin, before returning to Partizan. In the 1972 winter transfer window, Olarević was transferred to Radnički Kragujevac.[2]

In 1976, Olarević went abroad to Belgium to play for Royal Antwerp. He subsequently moved to France and joined Lille, helping the club to promotion to the top flight in 1978. Between 1981 and 1983, Olarević spent two seasons at Le Havre. He retired after playing for Marseille in 1983–84.[3]

Managerial career

Shortly after hanging up his boots, Olarević became manager of Marseille, leading them to the 1986 Coupe de France Final. He later served as manager of Bulgaria's Slavia Sofia, Morocco's Wydad Casablanca, and Poland's Zagłębie Lubin.[4]

Honours

Proleter Zrenjanin

Radnički Kragujevac

Lille

Marseille

References
  1. "Žarko Olarević" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. "PARTIZAN SPUSTIO RAMPU: Žarko: Nisu me dali Zvezdi, Vojvodina je nudila 50 miliona..." (in Serbian). zurnal.rs. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. "Zarko Olarevic" (in French). football-the-story.com. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. "Žarko Olarević, fudbaler" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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