Milan Čančarević (; born 21 May 1955) is a Serbian

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manager and former player.

Playing career

After starting out at his hometown club Sloga Užička Požega, Čančarević spent most of his playing career with Sloboda Titovo Užice, making 97 appearances and scoring five goals in the

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between 1980 and 1986.

Managerial career

In July 1999, Čančarević became manager of

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, competing in the

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. He was dismissed from his position in August 2000. In 2008, Čančarević was hired as head coach for the

Serbian White Eagles Serbian White Eagles Football Club ( sr, Фудбалски клуб Српски бели орлови / ''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, an unsanctioned socce ...

of the

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. He won the

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after defeating the

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on penalties. In 2013, Čančarević was appointed as manager of Zlatibor Čajetina. He spent three seasons in charge and led the club to promotion from the Zlatibor District League to the

Serbian League West Serbian League West ( sr, Српска лига Запад, Srpska liga Zapad) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League East and Serbian League Voj ...

. Between 2019 and 2022, Čančarević was manager of

Kolubara-Mačva Zone League Kolubara-Mačva Zone League (Serbian language, Serbian: Зонска лига Колубарско-Мачванска / Zonska liga Kolubarsko-Mačvanska) is one of the Serbian Zone League divisions, the fourth tier of the Serbian football league ...

club Drina Ljubovija.

Personal life

Čančarević is the father of fellow footballer Ognjen Čančarević.

Honours

Serbian White Eagles *

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Zlatibor Čajetina *

Drina Zone League Drina Zone League (Serbian: Зонска лига Дрина / Zonska liga Drina) was one of the Serbian Zone League divisions, the fourth tier of the Serbian football league system. It was run by the Football Association of West Serbia. Founded ...

: 2015–16 * Zlatibor District League: 2013–14

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cancarevic, Milan 1955 births Living people People from Požega, Serbia Footballers from Zlatibor District Yugoslav men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FK Sloga Požega players FK Sloboda Užice players Yugoslav Second League players Serbia and Montenegro football managers Serbian football managers FK Sloboda Užice managers FK Sloga Kraljevo managers Serbian White Eagles FC coaches FK Loznica managers FK Zlatibor Čajetina managers Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) coaches Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate soccer coaches in Canada Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada