Milan Ribar (21 November 1930 – 26 May 1996) was a Bosnian professional

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. He is the only manager in Željezničar history to have won the

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Playing career

Ribar played for hometown club Željezničar on two occasions (1950–1953 and 1956–1960) and

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(1953–1956). For Željezničar he made 65 league appearances and scored 2 goals. Ribar was known for being a very rough player.

Managerial career

Ribar managed Željezničar,

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(co-manager), Iraklis,

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, Čelik Zenica,

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. With Željezničar, he won the

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Honours

Player

Željezničar *

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: 1956–57 (zone II A)

Manager

Željezničar *

: 1971–72

References

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