Milan Obradović ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Обрадовић, ; born 3 August 1977) is a

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and former professional player who played as a defender.

Club career

Obradović made his senior debut with Radnički Beograd in the mid-1990s, before moving to

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in the 1998–99 season. While playing for the Knights, Obradović established himself as one of the best defenders in the league. In the summer of 2001, Obradović was transferred to Russian club

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. Obradović played seven seasons for Ukrainian club

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from 2006 to 2013, spending the last six months of his contract on loan at

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. On 23 July 2013, Obradović signed a one-year contract with

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. On 27 July 2014, Obradović signed with

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International career

Between 2000 and 2001, Obradović was a regular member of the Yugoslavia national team, making seven appearances. Previously, Obradović played for the Yugoslav national under-21 team in the unsuccessful qualification campaign for the 2000 UEFA Under-21 Championship under

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Coaching career

Obradović retired in January 2015 and immediately became the assistant manager of

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. It lasted until 25 May 2015, where the duo was fired. Obradović continued alongside

and became his assistant at Slovenian club

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in October 2015. On 22 March 2016, he then became the manager of Slovenian club

. The club decided to change manage on 26 September 2016 which meant, that Obradović left the club. On 18 February 2017, Obradović was presented as the new manager of the Serbian U19 national team. In May 2017, Obradović found an agreement with

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and the club announced him as the new manager from the new season. Only few days later it came out, that Obradović had called the management of the club to tell them, that he had accepted a more lucrative offer from another club. However, the deal was only a verbal agreement and never became official. At the end of January 2018, Obradović was hired as the assistant manager of the Serbia national team. About one year later, on 11 January 2019, Obradovic became the manager of the Azerbaijanian U21 national team.KRSTAJIĆ OSTAO BEZ PRVOG POMOĆNIKA Milan Obradović karijeru nastavlja 2.445 kilometara daleko od Srbije
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