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) Forward
Youth career
Mladi Proleter
1962–1968 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1971 Partizan 24 (1)
1969–1971 → Proleter Zrenjanin (loan) 60 (40)
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 389+ (161+)
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

Club career

As one of the Bobek Babes,[1] Olarević made his competitive debut for Partizan in the second half of the 1967–68 season.[2] He later spent two seasons on loan at Proleter Zrenjanin, before returning to Partizan. In the 1972 winter transfer window, Olarević was transferred to Radnički Kragujevac.[3]

In 1976, Olarević moved abroad to Belgium and signed with Royal Antwerp. He subsequently went to France to play for 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.[4]

International career

At international level, Olarević represented Yugoslavia at two UEFA European Under-18 Championships, in 1967 and 1968.[5]

Managerial career

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.[6]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
Partizan 1967–68 Yugoslav First League 40
1968–69 Yugoslav First League 81
1969–70 Yugoslav First League —
1970–71 Yugoslav First League —
1971–72 Yugoslav First League 120
Total 241
Proleter Zrenjanin (loan) 1969–70[7] Yugoslav Second League 3021
1970–71[8] Yugoslav Second League 3019
Total 6040
Radnički Kragujevac 1971–72 Yugoslav First League 30
1972–73 Yugoslav Second League
1973–74 Yugoslav Second League
1974–75 Yugoslav First League 164
1975–76 Yugoslav First League 177
Total 3611
Royal Antwerp 1976–77 Belgian First Division 276
Lille 1977–78 French Division 2 3516
1978–79 French Division 1 3815
1979–80 French Division 1 295
1980–81 French Division 1 356
Total 13742
Le Havre 1981–82 French Division 2 3325
1982–83 French Division 2 3417
Total 6742
Marseille 1983–84 French Division 2 3819
Career total 389161

Honours

Proleter Zrenjanin

Radnički Kragujevac

Lille

Marseille

References
  1. "Bobekove bebe 1969: Stjepan Bobek o mladim igračima Partizana - Vukotiću, Pejoviću, Budišiću..." (in Serbian). yugopapir.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. "Žarko Olarević" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. "PARTIZAN SPUSTIO RAMPU: Žarko: Nisu me dali Zvezdi, Vojvodina je nudila 50 miliona..." (in Serbian). zurnal.rs. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. "Zarko Olarevic" (in French). football-the-story.com. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. "Zarko Olarevic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. "Žarko Olarević, fudbaler" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. "1969-70". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  8. "1970-71". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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