Milorad Pavić ( sr-cyr, Милорад Павић, ; 11 November 1921 – 16 August 2005) was a Serbian
football
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player and coach.
Career
As a player, Pavić defended the colours of
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 ...
. After his active career he became a head coach with the same team, winning the national championship three times (1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64) and winning three
Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...
s (1958, 1959, 1964). For seven seasons between 1957 and 1964, he led the team from the bench in 216 official competitive matches (113 wins, 52 draws, and 51 losses).
He also coached Belgian teams
Club Brugge (1967–1969),
Standard Liège
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(1964–1967, 1985–1986, 1987–1988), Portuguese teams
Benfica (1974–1975) and
Sporting CP
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(1978–1979), and Spanish teams
Athletic Bilbao
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(1972–1974),
CD Málaga (1975–1977) and
Celta de Vigo
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(1980–1983). Outside Yugoslavia he was known by nickname "Michel". The press also described him as a ''Gentleman in Iron Gloves''.
In his youth Pavić was taken hostage by the Germans in World War II.
Pavić also won two
Belgian Cup
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s as a coach with Standard Liege (1966, 1967), a Spanish
Copa del Rey
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...
with Athletic Bilbao (1973), and a
Portuguese league with Benfica in 1974–75.
Honours
Manager
Red Star Belgrade
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Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
:
1958–59,
1959–60,
1963–64
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Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...
:
1957–58,
1958–59,
1963–64
Standard Liège
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Belgian Cup
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: 1965–66, 1966–67
Athletic Bilbao
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Copa del Generalísimo
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...
:
1972–73
Benfica
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Portuguese Championship Portuguese Championship (Portuguese: ''Campeonato Português'') may refer to:
* Campeonato Português de Rugby
* Portuguese Chess Championship
*Portuguese District Championships
* Portuguese Indoor Men's Athletics Championship
* Portuguese Indoor ...
:
1974–75
Celta Vigo
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Segunda División
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:
1981–82
External links
UEFA.com news 18-8-2005
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1921 births
2005 deaths
Red Star Belgrade footballers
Yugoslav footballers
Serbian footballers
Yugoslav football managers
Serbian football managers
Serbian expatriate football managers
Red Star Belgrade managers
RFC Liège managers
FC Rouen managers
FK Vojvodina managers
La Liga managers
Athletic Bilbao managers
CD Málaga managers
RC Celta de Vigo managers
RCD Espanyol managers
S.L. Benfica managers
Sporting CP managers
Sportspeople from Valjevo
Expatriate football managers in Belgium
Expatriate football managers in France
Expatriate football managers in Portugal
Expatriate football managers in Spain
Standard Liège managers
Club Brugge KV head coaches
Association footballers not categorized by position