Buducnost introduced Lalatović: His teams played interestingly and energetically, and he was often a man of revival

Exactly 11 days before the first European match, Buducnost officially introduced their new coach - Nenad Lalatović arrived in Podgorica and signed a one-year contract with the Montenegrin champion.

The Serbian expert on the bench of the "blue and whites" succeeded Ivan Brnović, with whom the Board of Directors terminated cooperation due to, as they stated, damaged interpersonal relations within the club, the coaching staff and in relations with the fans.

Lalatović was accompanied to the capital of Montenegro by his assistant Milan Vještica.

"The new tandem in the Buducnost coaching staff will join the team for preparations in Slovenia tonight, they will meet the champions, and tomorrow they will have their first training session," Buducnost announced.

The club recalled Lalatović's coaching career, which he entered at a very young age of only 33.

"He set out to prove himself in Srem (2011) and Proleter (2011-2013), and in Voždovac (2013-2014) he played modern and appealing football, which recommended him for the big football scene in Serbia. He worked in Red Star for a year in difficult conditions, but with his temperament, authority and energy he managed to pave the way for the 'red and white' to return to the path of success: he launched Grujić, Jović, Rajković, Ristić, Katai, Despotović... All young guys who later had great careers and reached the status of a Serbian national team player," it is written on the Budućnost website.

He coached Borac, the Serbian youth team, Vojvodina, Čukaricki, Radnički Niš, Al Batin (Saudi Arabia), Borac from Banja Luka, Radnički Kragujevac, Spartak from Subotica, Zorya Lugansk (Ukraine), Mladost from Lučani...

"Hcharisma and dynamism guided him throughout his career, andHe often played the role of a 'firefighter', his teams always played interestingly and energetically, but he was also often a man of revival - a large number of teams he led led to the European scene, and the most successful was at Radnički from Niš, where he coached our captain Petar Grbić and on the bench of Vojvodina, "With Niš in the 2018/19 season, he won second place in the championship, behind the undisputed Red Star, but with 18 points more than Partizan, against all expectations, while with Voša he won the Serbian Cup in 2020, which was the first trophy in the showcases in Novi Sad for "Lalama" after more than 10 years," added Buducnost.

Now it's time for a new country and a new club.

"After 14 years of work, Lalatović comes to Buducnost as a well-established strategist who knows what he wants, and we sincerely believe that his recognizable figure – which certainly provokes reactions, but behind which are results, pure emotion and true dedication to the game – and our club will be a winning combination."

They emphasize that in addition to his vast coaching experience, Lalatović also brings with him extensive playing experience.

"Which can often be decisive in a team's crisis situations - he went through the Red Star Youth School, was the captain of the Belgrade giants in Nemanja Vidić's generation, defended the colors of the Ukrainian Shakhtar Donetsk and the German Wolfsburg, and was also a member of the Yugoslav national team. And as a player he was his own person, determined, charismatic... Nenad, welcome," conclude Buducnost.

Lalatović will lead Buducnost for the first time on Sunday against Slaven Belupo at the end of preparations in Slovenia, after which the Montenegrin champion will face the Armenian Noa in the first round of Champions League qualifying on July 8th.