Miljan Zeković (

Cyrillic , bg, кирилица , mk, кирилица , russian: кириллица , sr, ћирилица, uk, кирилиця , fam1 = Egyptian hieroglyphs , fam2 = Proto-Sinaitic , fam3 = Phoenician , fam4 = G ...

: Миљан Зековић; 15 November 1925 – 10 December 1993) was a Montenegrin and Yugoslav

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player and manager.

Playing career

Club

He played for

FK Sutjeska Nikšić Fudbalski klub Sutjeska (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Сутјеска) is football club from Nikšić, Montenegro, currently competing in the Montenegrin First League. The club was established in 1920, and has been known by its ...

and

FK Budućnost Titograd FK or fk may refer to: In arts and entertainment: * Flyer Killer, fictional automated robots in the ''Terminator'' film franchise. * Fox Kids, a former American children's television programming block. * Funky Kong, a video game character. Place ...

before coming, in 1951, to become one of the memorable left-backs in

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 ...

, where he will play until 1960, winning four

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, in 1952-53, 1955-56, 1956-57 and 1958-59, and two

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, in 1958 and 1959. After leaving the Belgrade club, he played one season as striker with

NK Čelik Zenica Nogometni klub Čelik Zenica ( en, Football Club Čelik Zenica) is a professional football club based in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name ''Čelik'' means ''Steel'' in Bosnian and it symbolizes the strength and power of the club in an ...

, before joining

Bernard Vukas Bernard "Bajdo" Vukas (1 May 1927 – 4 April 1983) was a Croatian football player during Yugoslavia. Biography Vukas played as a left winger/ forward and is mostly remembered for his extraordinary dribbling ability. In 2000, he was voted by t ...

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club

Grazer AK Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletiksport Klub (in Austria the abbreviation GAK is more common), is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria (''Steiermark''). The football section used to be on ...

where he played three seasons, until 1965.

International

He played a total of 13 matches for the

Yugoslavia national football team The Yugoslavia national football team; hr, Jugoslavenska nogometna reprezentacija; sl, Jugoslovanska nogometna reprezentanca; mk, Фудбалска репрезентација на Југославија, Fudbalska reprezentacija na Jugosl ...

. His debut was on 21 September 1952 in Belgrade, a 4–2 win against Austria, and his fairway match was on 11 November 1955, in Paris, a 1–1 draw against France.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, he worked one season as a coach with

FK Dubočica Gradski fudblski klub Dubočica (), commonly known as Dubočica, is a Serbian football club based in the southern city of Leskovac, which competes in the third division Serbian League East. The club's name derives from a traditional synonym for Le ...

, before leaving to Greece where he worked for six clubs in eight years.

References

External links

Profile
at Serbian Federation site {{DEFAULTSORT:Zekovic, Miljan 1925 births 1993 deaths Footballers from Nikšić Men's association football fullbacks Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers 1954 FIFA World Cup players FK Sutjeska Nikšić players FK Budućnost Podgorica players Red Star Belgrade footballers NK Čelik Zenica players Grazer AK players Yugoslav First League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria Yugoslav football managers Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. managers Veria F.C. managers Kalamata F.C. managers Panserraikos F.C. managers S.F.K. Pierikos (football) managers Panetolikos F.C. managers Yugoslav expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Greece Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Greece