Miodrag Radulović

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Miodrag Radulović

| image = Miodrag Radulović Zob Ahan, 2020.jpg

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| caption = Radulović as Zob Ahan manager in 2020

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|10|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Titograd, Montenegro, Yugoslavia

| death_date =

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| currentclub = Lebanon (manager)

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1980–1988 | youthclubs1 = Budućnost Titograd

| years1 = 1988 | clubs1 = Sutjeska Nikšić | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1989–1991 | clubs2 = Budućnost Titograd | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1991–1993 | clubs3 = Hajduk Kula | caps3 = 50 | goals3 = 10

| years4 = 1994 | clubs4 = Budućnost Titograd | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1994–1995 | clubs5 = Zemun | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 3

| years6 = 1995 | clubs6 = Pierikos | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 1996–1998 | clubs7 = Budućnost Titograd | caps7 = 31 | goals7 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2001–2003 | managerclubs1 = Zeta (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs2 = Borac Banja Luka (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2002–2004 | managerclubs3 = Serbia and Montenegro U21 (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2004 | managerclubs4 = Serbia and Montenegro Olympic (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2005–2006 | managerclubs5 = Serbia and Montenegro U19

| manageryears6 = 2006–2007 | managerclubs6 = Boavista (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2010 | managerclubs7 = Pakhtakor Tashkent

| manageryears8 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs8 = Dynamo Moscow (assistant)

| manageryears9 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs9 = Budućnost Podgorica

| manageryears10 = 2012 | managerclubs10 = Kazma

| manageryears11 = 2013 | managerclubs11 = Atyrau

| manageryears12 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs12 = Al Jahra

| manageryears13 = 2015–2019 | managerclubs13 = Lebanon

| manageryears14 = 2019 | managerclubs14 = Myanmar

| manageryears15 = 2020 | managerclubs15 = Zob Ahan

| manageryears16 = 2020–2023 | managerclubs16 = Montenegro

| manageryears17 = 2023– | managerclubs17 = Lebanon

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Miodrag Radulović ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Миодраг Радуловић}}; born 23 October 1967) is a Montenegrin professional football manager and former player who is the coach of the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Born in Titograd, Montenegro, his football career began in 1980 at Budućnost Titograd. He went on to play for Sutjeska Nikšić in the Yugoslav Second League in the first half of the 1988–89 season, and then moved to Budućnost Titograd during winter break and played with them in the Yugoslav First League till 1991.[http://forum.b92.net/topic/29741-ex-yu-fudbalska-statistika-po-godinama/page-10 Stats from Yugoslav Leagues] at B92 Then he played with Hajduk Kula, Zemun, Pierikos and Degerfors IF.

Managerial career

=Early career=

He started his managerial career as an assistant to Nikola Rakojević at Zeta and Borac Banja Luka,{{cite web | url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/drustvo/pozajmica-od-komsija/wkxb4q4 | title=Pozajmica od komšija | date=19 December 2015 | publisher=blic.rs}}{{cite web | url=https://www.glassrpske.com/sport/republika_srpska/Miodrag-Radulovic-Regionalna-liga-donosi-kvalitet/lat/61791.html | title=Miodrag Radulović: Regionalna liga donosi kvalitet | date=9 August 2011 | publisher=glassrpske.com}} and was an assistant to Željko Petrović at Portuguese side Boavista in 2006.{{cite web | url=https://www.publico.pt/2006/08/22/jornal/zeljko-petrovic-assume-boavista-94423 | title=Zeljko Petrovic assume Boavista | date=21 August 2006 | publisher=publico.pt}}

He also assisted Vladimir Petrović with the Serbia and Montenegro U21 team that qualified for the Olympic Games in Athens 2004.{{cite web | url=https://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2004&mm=08&dd=01&nav_id=147189 | title=FSSCG: Nagrade za mlade | publisher=b92.net}} He then managed the Serbia and Montenegro U19 team from 2005 to 2006. He was also coach and scout for Montenegro national football team.

File:Miodrag Radulović Pakhtakor Tashkent, 2010.jpg|alt=]]

He managed Uzbek League team FC Pakhtakor Tashkent from January to April 2010, finishing second in the league and qualifying for the Round of 16 of the 2010 AFC Champions League. On 3 May, almost a week before Pakhtakor's round of 16 clash with Al-Gharafa, he resigned, citing family reasons and that he was invited to work at a "European club with rich history and big ambitions by a close friend."{{cite web | url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/14/asia/2010/05/03/1906817/miodrag-radulovic-resigns-as-pakhtakor-boss | title=Miodrag Radulovic Resigns As Pakhtakor Boss | publisher=Goal.com | date=3 May 2010 | access-date=8 May 2011 | author=Coerts, Stefan}} That club turned out to be FC Dynamo Moscow.

He was an assistant at Dynamo Moscow from April 2010 to April 2011.

In 2011, Radulović signed for Montenegrin First League club Budućnost Podgorica. He won the league in the 2011–2012 season with the most wins and the record number of points and goals in the league.

In June 2012, Radulović signed for Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.{{cite news |title=Miodrag Radulovic signed for Kazma |newspaper=Al Rai |url=http://www.alraimedia.com/Alrai/Article.aspx?id=360284&date=21062012 |access-date=21 June 2012 |language=ar}}{{cite web |title=Miodrag Radulovic signed for Kazma |publisher=Al Anba |url=http://www.alanba.com.kw/ar/sport-news/303128/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B8%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7/ |access-date=21 June 2012 |language=ar}}

=Lebanon=

File:Miodrag Radulović Lebanon, 2019 AFC Asian Cup.jpg group stage game against Qatar]]

He was appointed as new coach of Lebanon in 2015, following the departure of Italian manager Giuseppe Giannini.{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/lebanon-asian-cup-2019-2018-world-cup/radulovic-to-lead-lebanon%E2%80%99s-qualification-charge|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830165435/http://www.the-afc.com/lebanon-asian-cup-2019-2018-world-cup/radulovic-to-lead-lebanon%E2%80%99s-qualification-charge|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 August 2017|title=Radulovic to lead Lebanon's qualification charge {{!}} AFC|date=30 August 2017|access-date=1 February 2019}} While he failed to qualify Lebanon to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, he successfully led them to their first ever AFC Asian Cup through qualification in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/news/radulovic-s-lebanon-continue-to-climb-2924613|title=The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - News - Radulovic's Lebanon continue to climb |last=FIFA.com|website=www.fifa.com|language=en-GB|access-date=1 February 2019}} Thus, he registered as the first Montenegrin to help a team qualify to a major tournament.

On 9 January 2019, Radulović coached Lebanon's first group stage game in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup against Qatar, losing 2–0.{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/asiancup/news/group-e-qatar-2-0-lebanon|title=Group E: Qatar 2-0 Lebanon|website=www.the-afc.com|language=en-GB|access-date=29 January 2019}} After the match, Radulović fell into a disagreement with Bassel Jradi and subsequently ruled him out of the national team for the rest of the tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.24sata.hr/sport/jradi-se-posvadio-s-izbornikom-i-iznenadio-hajduk-u-turskoj-609470|title=Jradi se posvadio s izbornikom i iznenadio Hajduk u Turskoj|website=www.24sata.hr|date=16 January 2019 |language=hr|access-date=29 January 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/nogomet/nogomet-mix/hajdukovac-otkrio-kako-je-doslo-do-velikog-sukoba-u-reprezentaciji-necu-te-vise-stavljati-u-momcad-sjedi-na-klupu-do-kraja-prvenstva-i-gotovo/8281610/|title=HAJDUKOVAC OTKRIO KAKO JE DOŠLO DO VELIKOG SUKOBA U REPREZENTACIJI 'Neću te više stavljati u momčad, sjedi na klupu do kraja prvenstva i gotovo!' - Sportske Novosti|website=sportske.jutarnji.hr|date=17 January 2019 |access-date=29 January 2019}} In the second match, he lost once again against Saudi Arabia by the same score;{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/asiancup/news/group-e-lebanon-0-2-saudi-arabia|title=Group E: Lebanon 0-2 Saudi Arabia|website=www.the-afc.com|language=en-GB|access-date=29 January 2019}} he was fined between $5,000 and $7,000 by the AFC for protesting during the game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.farsnews.com/news/13971023000585/AFC-سرمربی-لبنان-را-نقره-داغ-کرد|title=خبرگزاری فارس - AFC سرمربی لبنان را نقره داغ کرد|date=13 January 2019|website=خبرگزاری فارس|access-date=29 January 2019}} In the final game of the group stage Radulović led Lebanon to their 4–1 win against North Korea, their first in the competition's history. However, the three points weren't enough as Lebanon were knocked out of the competition, losing out to Vietnam in the third-place ranking on the fairplay rule.{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/asiancup/news/group-e-lebanon-4-1-dpr-korea|title=Group E: Lebanon 4-1 DPR Korea|website=www.the-afc.com|language=en-GB|access-date=29 January 2019}}

Radulović was also the supervisor for the Lebanon national under-23 team during the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification. On 26 March 2019, the LFA announced that they would not renew his contract terminating on 1 May 2019 and that they would be looking to replace him with another foreign manager.{{Cite web|url=http://lebanonfg.com/single/2031|title=مباراة أخيرة للجهاز الفني|website=lebanonfg.com|language=en|access-date=26 March 2019}}

=Myanmar=

On 20 April 2019, Radulović was appointed by the Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) as new head coach for the Myanmar national team.{{Cite web |date=2019-04-20 |title=MFF appoint Radulovic as head coach |url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/mff-appoint-radulovic-as-head-coach/ |access-date=2020-01-25 |website=aseanfootball.org |language=en-US}} According to the official announcement, the MFF gave Radulović and his assistant coach a contract valid until December 2020. The position as head coach of Myanmar had been vacant for four months, after the MFF parted ways with their former head coach Antoine Hey.{{cite web | url=https://www.mmtimes.com/news/miodrag-radulovic-confirmed-myanmar-national-team-coach.html | title=Miodrag Radulovic confirmed as Myanmar national team coach | publisher=Myanmar Times | date=22 April 2019 | access-date=1 May 2019}}

However, he was sacked in October 2019, only six months after being appointed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.livesportasia.com/football/fifa-wc-qualification-afc/myanmar-sacked-miodrag-radulovic-re-invited-the-former-head-coach-at-the-aff-cup-2018-lsa1113|title=Myanmar sacked Miodrag Radulovic, re-invited the former head coach at the AFF Cup 2018|date=2019-10-21|website=www.livesportasia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}} Radulović's debut versus Singapore was a success winning 1–2. Under Radulović, Myanmar's performance in the 2022 World Cup qualification wasn't as good as he expected from debut, with away losses to Mongolia{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/news/mongolia-edges-myanmar-world-cup-qualification-match.html|title=Mongolia edges Myanmar in World Cup qualification match|date=2019-09-06|website=The Myanmar Times|access-date=2020-01-25}} and to Kyrgyzstan.

=Zob Ahan=

On 14 January 2020, Radulović was named coach of Iranian club Zob Ahan, signing a one-and-a-half-year deal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/444176/Montenegrin-Miodrag-Radulovic-named-Zob-Ahan-coach|title=Montenegrin Miodrag Radulovic named Zob Ahan coach|date=2020-01-14|website=Tehran Times|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}} He would be reunited with goalkeeper Mehdi Khalil, who he coached as manager of the Lebanon national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.falebanon.com/mehdi-khalil-interview-debut-at-zob-ahan/|title=Mehdi Khalil interview: debut at Zob Ahan|date=2020-01-25|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}} Radulović left Isfahan following the COVID-19 pandemic, and didn't return to Iran;{{Cite web|title=Zob Ahan Coach Radulovic Will Not Return to Iran - Sports news|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/06/07/2281390/zob-ahan-coach-radulovic-will-not-return-to-iran|access-date=2020-06-07|website=Tasnim News Agency|language=en}} he was replaced by Croatian coach Luka Bonačić.{{Cite web|title=Luka Bonacic Named Zob Ahan Coach - Sports news|url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2020/06/27/2294706/luka-bonacic-named-zob-ahan-coach|access-date=2020-06-30|website=Tasnim News Agency|language=en}}

= Montenegro =

On 28 December 2020, Radulović was appointed head coach of the Montenegro national team ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-28|title=Miodrag Radulović je novi selektor Crne Gore|url=https://sportklub.rs/fudbal/reprezentacije/miodrag-radulovic-je-novi-selektor-crne-gore/|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Sportklub|language=sr-RS}} His tenure with his country's national team ended in December 2023 after Montenegro failed to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2024.{{Cite web |title=Miodrag Radulović is no longer the coach of Montenegro: I am leaving proud |url=https://en.vijesti.me/sports/football/685129/miodrag-radulovic-is-no-longer-the-coach-of-Montenegro%2C-I-am-leaving-proud |access-date=2024-02-19}}

= Return to Lebanon =

On 11 December 2023, a few days after his resignation as coach of Montenegro, he was re-appointed coach of Lebanon to prepare for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup following the departure of Nikola Jurčević.{{Cite web |title=Coach Radulovic returns to Lebanon job a month before Asian Cup |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/coach-radulovic-returns-lebanon-job-month-before-asian-cup-2023-12-11/ |access-date=2024-02-19}}

Career statistics

= Managerial =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Nat !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="5"\|Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
align=left\|Pakhtakor \|align=left\|{{fbicon\|UZB}} \|align=left\|1 January 2010 \|align=left\|3 May 2010 {{WDL\|11\|8\|1\|2}}
align=left\|Budućnost Podgorica \|align=left\|{{fbicon\|MNE}} \|align=left\|1 July 2011 \|align=left\|25 June 2012 {{WDL\|37\|28\|5\|4}}
align=left\|Kazma \|align=left\|{{fbicon\|KUW}} \|align=left\|1 July 2012 \|align=left\|31 December 2012 {{WDL\|10\|2\|4\|4}}
align=left\|Atyrau \|align=left\|{{fbicon\|KAZ}} \|align=left\|25 December 2012 \|align=left\|8 November 2013 {{WDL\|33\|10\|11\|12}}
align=left\|Al-Jahra \|align=left\|{{fbicon\|KUW}} \|align=left\|1 March 2014 \|align=left\|30 April 2015 {{WDL\|24\|15\|5\|4}}
align=left\|Lebanon \|align=left\|{{fbicon\|LBN}} \|align=left\|8 May 2015 \|align=left\|20 April 2019 {{WDL\|37\|13\|13\|11}}
align=left\|Myanmar \|align=left\|{{fbicon\|MYA}} \|align=left\|20 April 2019 \|align=left\|21 October 2019 {{WDL\|4\|1\|0\|3}}
align=left\|Zob Ahan \|align=left\|{{fbicon\|IRN}} \|align=left\|14 January 2020 \|align=left\|14 June 2020 {{WDL\|5\|2\|1\|2}}
align=left\|Montenegro \|align=left\|{{fbicon\|MNE}} \|align=left\|29 December 2020 \|align=left\|11 December 2023 {{WDL\|32\|10\|8\|14}}
align=left\|Lebanon \|align=left\|{{fbicon\|LBN}} \|align=left\|11 December 2023 \|align=left\|present {{WDL\|17\|8\|3\|6}}
colspan=4\|Total {{WDLtot\|210\|97\|51\|62}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|Nat

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record

Win %

align=left|Pakhtakor

|align=left|{{fbicon|UZB}}

|align=left|1 January 2010

|align=left|3 May 2010

align=left|Budućnost Podgorica

|align=left|{{fbicon|MNE}}

|align=left|1 July 2011

|align=left|25 June 2012

align=left|Kazma

|align=left|{{fbicon|KUW}}

|align=left|1 July 2012

|align=left|31 December 2012

align=left|Atyrau

|align=left|{{fbicon|KAZ}}

|align=left|25 December 2012

|align=left|8 November 2013

align=left|Al-Jahra

|align=left|{{fbicon|KUW}}

|align=left|1 March 2014

|align=left|30 April 2015

align=left|Lebanon

|align=left|{{fbicon|LBN}}

|align=left|8 May 2015

|align=left|20 April 2019

align=left|Myanmar

|align=left|{{fbicon|MYA}}

|align=left|20 April 2019

|align=left|21 October 2019

align=left|Zob Ahan

|align=left|{{fbicon|IRN}}

|align=left|14 January 2020

|align=left|14 June 2020

align=left|Montenegro

|align=left|{{fbicon|MNE}}

|align=left|29 December 2020

|align=left|11 December 2023

align=left|Lebanon

|align=left|{{fbicon|LBN}}

|align=left|11 December 2023

|align=left|present

colspan=4|Total

Honours

=Manager=

Budućnost Podgorica

Montenegrin First League: 2011–12{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/113229/|title=Montenegro - M. Radulović - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=2020-01-25}}