Milorad "Mikan" Sekulović (; 10 October 1950 – 5 June 2013) was a Serbian

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manager and player.

Playing career

Born in

Bačko Dobro Polje Bačko Dobro Polje (; ) is a village in Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. It is located in the South Bačka District. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Vrbas (city), Vrbas. The village population numbering 3,929 pe ...

, a village near

Titov Vrbas Vrbas ( sr-Cyrl, Врбас) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the town has a population of 20,892, while the municipality has 36,601 inhabitants. Name Its ...

, Sekulović started out at local club Sutjeska, before joining Vrbas in the summer of 1971. He spent two seasons with them, scoring 62 goals in 61 appearances in the

Vojvodina League Vojvodina League () was the third level division in the Yugoslav football league system The Yugoslav football league system refers to the system of interconnected leagues in association football which was in place during the existence of Yugos ...

, the third tier of Yugoslav football. After impressive displays with Vrbas, Sekulović moved to

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) ...

club

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in the summer of 1973. He spent just half a

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there, making his debut in the top flight, before returning to Vrbas. In the spring of 1974, Sekulović netted 13 goals in 16 appearances, helping the side win promotion to the

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

. He was the team's top scorer over the next few seasons, helping them win the Vojvodina League on two more occasions (1976–77 and 1978–79). In the 1981 winter

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, Sekulović switched to fellow Second League club

AIK Bačka Topola FK TSC ( sr-Cyrl, ФК ТСЦ), commonly known as TSC, is a Serbian professional Association football, football club based in Bačka Topola. Its initial founding date in 1913 as Topolyai Sport Club makes it currently the second-oldest football cl ...

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Sekulović managed numerous clubs in his homeland, most notably Vrbas (three spells) and

Hajduk Kula FK Hajduk Kula (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Хајдук Кула) was a Serbian football club based in Kula. The club was named after a Hajduk, a much celebrated hero figure in the Serbian epic poetry. On 30 July 2013, just eleven days before start ...

(1989–1992).

Death

On 5 June 2013, Sekulović died due to illness at the age of 62.

Career statistics

References

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