Rade Zalad

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rade Zalad

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|10|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kačarevo, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia

| height =

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Jedinstvo Kačarevo

| youthyears2 = 1970–1974

| youthclubs2 = Partizan

| years1 = 1974–1984

| clubs1 = Partizan

| caps1 = 69

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1984–1985

| clubs2 = Budućnost Titograd

| caps2 = 32

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1985–1986

| clubs3 = Priština

| caps3 = 25

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1986–1987

| clubs4 = Eskişehirspor

| caps4 = 35

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1987–1989

| clubs5 = Beşiktaş

| caps5 = 73

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1989–1993

| clubs6 = Ankaragücü

| caps6 = 95

| goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 329

| totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1978

| nationalteam1 = Yugoslavia U21

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Gold|UEFA Under-21 Championship|1978}}

}}

Rade Zalad ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Раде Залад}}; born 26 October 1956) is a Serbian former professional 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.{{Cite web | url=https://www.zurnal.rs/sr/clanak/140904/VREMEPLOV-Rade-Zalad-Srce-zauvek-u-Humskoj | title=VREMEPLOV – Rade Zalad: Srce zauvek u Humskoj | language=sr | publisher=zurnal.rs | date=4 November 2022 | access-date=16 May 2024}} 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).{{Cite web | url=https://partizanopedia.rs/radezalad.html | title=Rade Zalad | language=sr | publisher=partizanopedia.rs | access-date=16 May 2024}}

In 1986, Zalad moved abroad to Turkey and signed with Eskişehirspor. He later played for Beşiktaş (1987–1989) and Ankaragücü (1989–1993).{{Cite web | url=https://arsiv.mackolik.com/Player/Default.aspx?id=51389 | title=Rade Zalad | language=tr | publisher=mackolik.com | access-date=16 May 2024}}

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.{{Cite web | url=https://www.11v11.com/players/rade-zalad-192581/ | title=Rade Zalad | publisher=11v11.com | access-date=16 May 2024}}

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.{{Cite web | url=https://www.rts.rs/lat/radio/radio-beograd-1/5045983/rade-zalad-fudbaler.html | title=Rade Zalad, fudbaler | language=sr | publisher=rts.rs | date=11 December 2022 | access-date=16 May 2024}}