Milorad Pavić ( sr-cyr, Милорад Павић, ; also known as Michel Pavić or Miša Pavić 11 November 1921 – 16 August 2005) was a Serbian

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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 referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

. 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 (; ; , ), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup (; , and between 1947 and 1991 as the Marshal Tito Cup (; ; ; ), was one of two major association football, football competitions in Socialist Federal Re ...

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

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(1967–1969),

Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège ( ; ; ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most successful clubs in Belgium, having won t ...

(1964–1967, 1985–1986, 1987–1988), Portuguese teams Benfica (1974–1975) and

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

(1978–1979), and Spanish teams

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club (; ), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao (), or simply Athletic, is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Southern Basque Country, Basque Country, Spain. They are known ...

(1972–1974),

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(1975–1977) and

Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

(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 The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed ...

s as a coach with Standard Liege (1966, 1967), a Spanish

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

with Athletic Bilbao (1973), and a Portuguese league with Benfica in 1974–75.

Honours

Manager

Red Star Belgrade *

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64 *

: 1957–58, 1958–59, 1963–64 Standard Liège *

: 1965–66, 1966–67 Athletic Bilbao *

Copa del Generalísimo The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanish f ...

1972–73 Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this y ...

Benfica * Portuguese Championship: 1974–75 Celta Vigo *

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ...

: 1981–82

References

External links

UEFA.com news 18-8-2005
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavic, Milorad 1921 births 2005 deaths Footballers from Valjevo Men's association football players not categorized by position Yugoslav men's footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers Yugoslav football managers Red Star Belgrade managers Standard Liège managers Club Brugge KV managers RFC Liège managers Athletic Bilbao managers S.L. Benfica managers CD Málaga managers FC Rouen managers Sporting CP managers FK Vojvodina managers RC Celta de Vigo managers RCD Espanyol managers Yugoslav First League managers Belgian Pro League managers La Liga managers Primeira Liga managers Ligue 1 managers Yugoslav expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate football managers in Spain Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate football managers in Portugal Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate football managers in France Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France