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Nikola Lazetić
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-02-09) 9 February 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Kosovska Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Trepča
Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Red Star Belgrade 15 (0)
1996 → Budućnost Valjevo (loan) 8 (2)
1997 → Hajduk Beograd (loan)
1997 → Milicionar (loan)
1998 → Železnik (loan) 4 (1)
1998 Vojvodina 12 (0)
1999–2000 Obilić 35 (9)
2000–2002 Fenerbahçe 46 (6)
2002–2003 Como 0 (0)
2002–2003 → Chievo (loan) 11 (0)
2003 → Lazio (loan) 5 (0)
2003–2005 Genoa 39 (1)
2003–2004 → Siena (loan) 31 (2)
2005–2006 Livorno 16 (0)
2006–2008 Torino 57 (0)
2008–2010 Red Star Belgrade 41 (3)
2010–2011 Vojvodina 19 (2)
Total 339 (26)
International career
1997–2000 FR Yugoslavia U21[a] 9 (2)
1998–2003 Serbia and Montenegro 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikola Lazetić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Лазетић; born 9 February 1978) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a winger.

Club career

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Born in Kosovska Mitrovica, Lazetić started out at his hometown club Trepča. He was later discovered by Tomislav Milićević who brought him to Red Star Belgrade. In December 1995, Lazetić made his league debut for the club in a 5–1 home win over Proleter Zrenjanin. He made three more appearances in the second half of the 1995–96 season. In the summer of 1996, Lazetić was loaned to Budućnost Valjevo, before returning to Red Star in the second part of the 1996–97 season. He also played on dual registration for Hajduk Beograd during the spring of 1997.

In the summer of 1998, Lazetić signed a contract with Vojvodina, helping them reach the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup final. He subsequently moved to Obilić in a controversial transfer during the winter of 1999, spending the next year and a half at the club. After his retirement, he confirmed that he had been brought to Obilić against his will.

In May 2000, Lazetić was sold to Turkish club Fenerbahçe for an undisclosed fee.[1] He helped them win the league in his debut season,[2] contributing with five goals in 30 appearances. In his second year, Lazetić appeared in 16 league games and scored once, as the team finished runners-up to Galatasaray.

In June 2002, Lazetić moved to Italy and joined Serie A newcomers Como.[3] He was loaned to Chievo three months later, without making his debut for Como.[4] In January 2003, Lazetić's rights were transferred to Lazio until the end of the season.[5]

In July 2003, Lazetić joined fellow Serie A club Siena on a season-long loan from Como.[6] He was subsequently sold to Serie B side Genoa,[7] but remained on loan at Siena. In August 2005, Lazetić signed a two-year contract with Serie A club Livorno.[8] He later moved to Serie B side Torino in January 2006, helping them win promotion to the top flight. Afterwards, Lazetić spent two more seasons at the club.

In August 2008, Lazetić returned to Serbia and joined his parent club Red Star Belgrade, signing a two-year contract.[9] He captained the side that won the 2009–10 Serbian Cup.[10] In June 2010, Lazetić left the club after failing to agree to a contract extension.[11]

In August 2010, Lazetić signed a one-year deal with his former club Vojvodina.[12] He helped the team reach the 2010–11 Serbian Cup final, before leaving at the end of his contract.

International career

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At international level, Lazetić made his debut for Serbia and Montenegro (formerly known as FR Yugoslavia) in a September 1998 friendly match away against Brazil, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Predrag Mijatović, and earned a total of 25 caps, scoring 1 goal.[13][14] His final international was an April 2003 friendly away against Germany.[15]

Post-playing career

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In June 2019, Lazetić was appointed as sporting director of Vojvodina.[16]

Personal life

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Lazetić is the older brother of fellow former footballer Žarko Lazetić.[17]

He appeared as the main protagonist in popular Serbian folk singer Svetlana Ceca Ražnatović's video 'Red' in which he portrayed a mobster.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Red Star Belgrade 1995–96 First League of FR Yugoslavia 4 0
1996–97 First League of FR Yugoslavia 11 0
Total 15 0
Budućnost Valjevo (loan) 1996–97 First League of FR Yugoslavia 8 2
Hajduk Beograd (loan) 1996–97 Second League of FR Yugoslavia
Milicionar (loan) 1997–98 Second League of FR Yugoslavia
Železnik (loan) 1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia 4 1
Vojvodina 1998–99 First League of FR Yugoslavia 12 0
Obilić 1998–99 First League of FR Yugoslavia 7 2
1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia 28 7
Total 35 9
Fenerbahçe 2000–01 Süper Lig 30 5
2001–02 Süper Lig 16 1
Total 46 6
Como 2002–03 Serie A 0 0
Chievo (loan) 2002–03 Serie A 11 0
Lazio (loan) 2002–03 Serie A 5 0
Siena (loan) 2003–04 Serie A 31 2
Genoa 2004–05 Serie B 39 1
Livorno 2005–06 Serie A 16 0
Torino 2005–06 Serie B 14 0
2006–07 Serie A 28 0
2007–08 Serie A 15 0
Total 57 0
Red Star Belgrade 2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga 21 3
2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga 20 0
Total 41 3
Vojvodina 2010–11 Serbian SuperLiga 19 2
Career total 339 26

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
FR Yugoslavia 1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 3 0
2001 9 0
2002 9 0
Serbia and Montenegro 2003 3 1
Total 25 1

Honours

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Red Star Belgrade

Fenerbahçe

Individual

Notes

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  1. ^ Official UEFA matches only

References

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  1. ^ "Dočekan sam kraljevski!" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 27 May 2000. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Sultan Lazetić" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Lazetic signing for Como". UEFA. 10 June 2002. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Lazetic checks in at Chievo". UEFA. 10 September 2002. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Lazetic fills Lazio void". UEFA. 31 January 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Siena super arriva Lazetic" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 20 July 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Mezzo Como targato Genoa" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Il sindaco mobilita l' Anci 'Il governo ci scarica la grana stadi'" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Još dva pojačanja na pragu "Marakane"" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  10. ^ "LK: Crvena zvezda lako uzela Kup!" (in Serbian). b92.net. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Zvezda me nije htela" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Lazetić i Trajković u Vojvodini" (in Serbian). b92.net. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Lazetić Nikola" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Nikola Lazetić, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  16. ^ "FK VOJVODINA: Gajić predsednik, Bajatović direktor, Lazetić sportski direktor" (in Serbian). mojnovisad.com. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Braća jure sve titule" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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