Milan Gašić ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Гашић; born 13 November 1993) is a

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who plays as a defender who plays for Trayal Kruševac. He is well known for being a son of former Serbian Minister of Defence Bratislav Gašić.

Club career

Early years

Milan played with youth categories of

Trayal Trayal Corporation () is a company manufacturing tires, protective devices and industrial explosives based in Kruševac, Serbia. History Trayal Corporation was founded in 1889 in Kruševac as a "Gunpowder Works". In 2006, the Government of Ser ...

and

Napredak Kruševac Napredak, which translates from Serbo-Croatian as ''Progress'', may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina *FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napred ...

. Later he played in a lower ranked league, for local club Jedinstvo from Mudrakovac. He was also with

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, during the time of

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. Later he made a six months break to recover an injury. At the beginning of 2014, he was on 2 days trial at

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, but he left the third day because of political reasons. Later he signed for Mladost Lučani.

Mladost Lučani

Gašić joined the club for the 2013–14 winter break off-season. He was given a place in the protocol several times as a reserve player. He was given a chance before the end of season, making 3 league caps with 2 starts. Playing with Mladost Lučani, he won the

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and made a promotion in the

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. During the

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campaign, Gašić was mostly sitting on the bench. He made his first appearance in the season in a

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match against Čukarički, played on 24 September 2014. In the mid-season, Gašić suffered an ankle joint injury, after which he missed a period. He made his

debut for Mladost in 28 fixture match against

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, played on 13 May 2015, when he replaced Nebojša Gavrić at 73 minute. 5 minutes later, he made penalty for opponent team, and got the yellow card after one start on Ivica Jovanović at the penalty box. He played all 90 minutes in 29 fixture match, in win against Radnički Niš, and also had a solid role against

in the last fixture of

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. After the end of season, Gašić left the club.

Napredak Kruševac

Gašić had signed with

in summer 2015, but he changed his mind in short time, so he returned in his home town and joined

. He made one-year deal with

Napredak Napredak, which translates from Serbo-Croatian as ''Progress'', may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina *FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napred ...

. During the first half of 2015–16 season, Gašić was in protocol once time, for the 2nd

fixture. In the winter break off-season he was with team in

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, where played some friendly matches, but later he left the club. For the spring half of 2015–16 season, Gašić was loaned to

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side

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, where he stayed until the end of contract with

Borac Čačak

In summer 2016, Gašić moved to

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, training with club and playing several friendly matches during the pre-season. After many injuries in defence line, Gašić signed a contract with club at the beginning of August 2016, and made his debut for new club in 3rd fixture match of the

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season, against

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. In last days of the summer transfer window 2016, Gašić moved to

side

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on a six-month loan deal, where he failed to make a single league appearance.

Trayal

At the beginning of 2017, Gašić returned to Trayal, training with the club until the end of West Zone campaign. As he already appeared with 2 different clubs during the same season, he failed to play any official matches due to propositions. After the club captain Goran Rakić retired from playing football in summer 2017, Gašić started the 2017–18 season in the

with an armband. He had been directly sent off in last minute of the home match against Jedinstvo Paraćin in 10th fixture of the campaign, which was his first

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as a senior. Returning to the squad, he scored the first goal in the career on 11 November 2017, from

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, being nominated for a

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against

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. He was elected for the best on the field in the next fixture match, scoring a twice in 2–1 victory over Sinđelić Niš, after which he was also awarded as the player of the week in the

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. Beside the captain's role, Gašić has also performed as a

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in the club. After beating FK Jastrebac from Veliki Šiljegovac in final match of the Kruševac City Cup on 19 April 2018, Gašić won his first trophy as a captain of FK Trayal. On 26 April 2018, Gašić scored 4 goals including two realised penalty kicks in 11–0 victory over Juhor Obrež in semifinal match of the

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Cup. Beating

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, Gašić also won a Rasina District Cup trophy with the club on 9 May 2018. Several days later, Gašić scored in 1–1 away draw to Jedinstvo Paraćin. Later, for the rest of season, Gašić also realised 2 penalty kicks in matches against Ozren Sokobanja and Car Konstantin. Winning the first place in the

, Gašić made a promotion to the

for the 2018–19 campaign. At the beginning of the 2018–19 season with Trayal, Gašić scored in semi-final cup match of the

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, against Zaplanjac. One week later, Gašić won the competition after 1–1 draw and

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against Moravac Mrštane at the

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Style of play

Standing at 6-foot-3-inches (1.90 m), Gašić is a right-footed footballer who usually operates as a

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. While with Trayal, Gašić is affirmed as one of the best marked defenders in the

, when he was also characterized as a player with leadership and captaincy role. Gašić is also an accurate free-kick and penalty taker. Gašić has also been used as a

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in some occasions under manager Miljojko Gošić.

Personal life & controversies

Gašić has been known followed by media since was announced he joined

on trial. After publishing an information he is a middle son of former Serbian Minister of Defence Bratislav Gašić, club's fans send a message against his signing. Moving to Mladost Lučani, he became a target of speculation about the involvement of politics in his career again. Gašić personally described his father many times as his idol and great support in life. Milan has two brothers, Vladan and Nikola, who also involved in football. Outside of the football, Gašić owns a

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, for which said he had built it without anyone's help.

Career statistics

Honours

;Mladost Lučani *

: 2013–14 ;Napredak Kruševac *

: 2015–16 ;Trayal Kruševac *

: 2017–18

References

External links

Milan Gašić stats
at utakmica.rs * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gasic, Milan 1993 births Living people Footballers from Kruševac Men's association football central defenders Serbian men's footballers FK Zemun players FK Mladost Lučani players FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Temnić players FK Borac Čačak players FK Kolubara players FK Trayal Kruševac players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players 21st-century Serbian sportsmen