Milan Babić (; born 5 August 1955) is a former

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

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er known for having played for the three major Serbian clubs; Red Star,

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

and

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Career

Born in

Nakovo Nakovo ( sr-cyr, Наково) is a village located in the Kikinda municipality of the North Banat District of Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. It is situated near the border with Romania. The population of the village numbers 2,4 ...

,"Asovi Yu fudbala", page 22 in municipality of

Kikinda Kikinda ( sr-Cyrl, Кикинда, ; hu, Nagykikinda) is a city and the administrative center of the North Banat District in Serbia . The city urban area has 38,069 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 59,453 inhabitants. The c ...

, in

SR Serbia , life_span = 1944–1992 , status = Constituent state of Yugoslavia , p1 = Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia , flag_p1 = Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg , p2 ...

, back at that time still within Yugoslavia, Babić started playing as defender with powerhouse

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 ...

. He made his debut in the 1975–76 Yugoslav First League and left Red Star at winter-break of 1977–78 season to played the second half of season with

FK Radnik Bijeljina Fudbalski klub Radnik Bijeljina ( sr-cyr, Фудбалски клуб Радник Бијељина) is a professional association football club based in the city of Bijeljina that is situated in northeast Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays i ...

in the 1977–78 Yugoslav Second League. In summer 1978 he joined

FK Napredak Kruševac Fudbalski klub Napredak Kruševac (), commonly known as Napredak Kruševac, is a Serbian professional football club based in the city of Kruševac. The word ''Napredak'' means "progress" in Serbian. The club's nickname is the Čarapani which t ...

at time playing in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

. Babić will marked an entire period of Napredak as he will play in the club since the late 1970s till mid 1980s.Stats from Yugoslav First and Second leagues
at zerodic.com His performances with Napredak at top level were so solid that he was brought by the other Yugoslav powerhouse,

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...

, to play in the first half of the 1980–81 Yugoslav First League. At winter-break he returned to Napredak to help them avoid relegation, however the club failed. Despite that, Babić stay at Napredak three more years playing in the

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to: * Yugoslavia, or any of the three historic states carrying that name: ** Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a European monarchy which existed 1918–1945 (officially called "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" 1918–1 ...

, all the way till the winter-break of 1983–84 season, when he was signed by

FK Vojvodina Fudbalski klub Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Војводина), commonly known as Vojvodina and colloquially as Voša ( sr-Cyrl, Воша), is a Serbian professional football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, the second la ...

, thus making his return to the First League. After a season and a half at Vojvodina, Babić accepted a move abroad, signing in summer 1985 with French

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 ...

side

AS Béziers Hérault Association Sportive Béziers Hérault ( oc, Associacion Esportiva de Besièrs Erau), often referred to by rugby media simply by its location of Béziers, is a French rugby union club currently playing in the second level of the country's profes ...

. After a season with Béziers, his spell in France was followed by four more seasons at French second level, by playing with

FC Montceau Bourgogne Football Club Montceau Bourgogne is a French association football team founded in 1948. They are based in Montceau-les-Mines, Bourgogne, France and are currently playing in the Championnat National 3. They play at the Stade des Alouettes in Mo ...

.Milan Babić
at zerozero.pt

References

1955 births Living people People from Nakovo Serbian footballers Yugoslav footballers Association football defenders Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Radnik Bijeljina players FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Partizan players FK Vojvodina players Yugoslav First League players AS Béziers Hérault (football) players FC Montceau Bourgogne players Ligue 2 players Expatriate footballers in France {{Serbia-footy-defender-stub