Nikola Lazetić

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

Nikola Lazetić
Personal information
Full name Nikola Lazetić
Date of birth (1978-02-09) 9 February 1978
Place of birth Titova 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[lower-alpha 1] 9 (2)
1998–2003 Serbia and Montenegro 25 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Titova 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

At international level, Lazetić was capped 25 times and scored once for Serbia and Montenegro (formerly known as FR Yugoslavia) between 1998 and 2003.[13]

Post-playing career

In June 2019, Lazetić was appointed as sporting director of Vojvodina.[14]

Personal life

Lazetić is the older brother of fellow former footballer Žarko Lazetić.[15]

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

Club
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
Red Star Belgrade 1995–96 First League of FR Yugoslavia 40
1996–97 First League of FR Yugoslavia 110
Total 150
Budućnost Valjevo (loan) 1996–97 First League of FR Yugoslavia 82
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 41
Vojvodina 1998–99 First League of FR Yugoslavia 120
Obilić 1998–99 First League of FR Yugoslavia 72
1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia 287
Total 359
Fenerbahçe 2000–01 Süper Lig 305
2001–02 Süper Lig 161
Total 466
Como 2002–03 Serie A 00
Chievo (loan) 2002–03 Serie A 110
Lazio (loan) 2002–03 Serie A 50
Siena (loan) 2003–04 Serie A 312
Genoa 2004–05 Serie B 391
Livorno 2005–06 Serie A 160
Torino 2005–06 Serie B 140
2006–07 Serie A 280
2007–08 Serie A 150
Total 570
Red Star Belgrade 2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga 213
2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga 200
Total 413
Vojvodina 2010–11 Serbian SuperLiga 192
Career total 33926

International
National teamYearAppsGoals
FR Yugoslavia 199810
199900
200030
200190
200290
Serbia and Montenegro 200331
Total251

Honours

Club
Red Star Belgrade
Fenerbahçe

Individual

Notes
  1. Official UEFA matches only

References
  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. "Lazetić Nikola" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  14. "FK VOJVODINA: Gajić predsednik, Bajatović direktor, Lazetić sportski direktor" (in Serbian). mojnovisad.com. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  15. "Braća jure sve titule" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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