Dejan Milovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Миловановић; born 21 January 1984) is a Serbian retired professional

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Personal

He is the son of

Đorđe Milovanović Đorđe Milovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе Миловановић; 13 September 1956 – 15 February 2009) was a Yugoslav and later Serbian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

in the late 1970s and early to mid 1980s. Dejan is also the cousin of Serbian international Branislav Ivanović, who plays for WBA.

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Milovanović was a member of the talented 1984 generation, and was the first to become a first team player from that group. He made his debut for

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

on 17 November 2001 when he was 17. In that match Zvezda won against

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, the score finishing 2–0. He gathered the attention of the public on his debut, in a derby game against

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in which he worked his way past 3 players in fantastic style, scoring a goal that wrapped up the 3–0 victory. Milovanović has played for the Red Star Belgrade first team since 2001 and he has been the captain of club since 2006. He was also team captain of the Serbian under-21 team who finished second at the

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in the

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. Milovanović played over 200 games for Red Star Belgrade and won three doubles.

Lens

On 4 July 2008, Milovanović officially signed a four-year contract with

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for an undisclosed fee. Milovanović has been announced as one of the main new signings in the club's effort to return to the top French league. In the summer of 2010, RC Lens allowed Milovanović to return to his former club, Red Star, on a season long loan with an option for a permanent deal.

Voždovac

Milovanović signed with newly promoted Serbian side

FK Voždovac Fudbalski klub Voždovac (), commonly known as Voždovac, is a professional football club located in Voždovac, a municipality of Belgrade, Serbia. Nicknamed "The Dragons", they experienced little success in the Yugoslavian era, but have become ...

in August 2013.
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International career

Milovanović was capped twice for Serbia national football team, Serbia in 2008. With Serbia U21 he played in three

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s, in 2004, 2006 and 2007. He has won two silver medals in these competitions. He was also part of the Serbia and Montenegro squad at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in Athens. He especially made a good impression in the

in the Netherlands, carrying the captain's armband, on the way to the finals; in the first match he scored a winning goal against

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Career statistics

Honours

;Red Star Belgrade *

First League of Serbia and Montenegro The First League of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Прва савезна лига / Prva savezna liga) was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed following the breakup of Yu ...

: 2003–04, 2005–06 *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

: 2006–07 *

Serbia and Montenegro Cup The Serbia and Montenegro Cup was an association football knockout cup tournament of Serbia and Montenegro played between 1992 and 2006, after which Serbia and Montenegro became separate nations. The competition was the continuation of the old ...

: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06 *

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup ...

: 2006–07 ;Lens *

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...

: 2008–09

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Milovanovic, Dejan 1984 births Living people Serbian footballers Footballers from Belgrade Association football midfielders Serbia international footballers Serbia under-21 international footballers Serbia and Montenegro under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers of Serbia and Montenegro Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Voždovac players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian SuperLiga players RC Lens players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Panionios F.C. players Super League Greece players Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Greece