Milan Milanović (; born 10 January 1963) is a Serbian

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manager and former player, who is from May 2022 to December 2022, he was the Head Coach of

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Playing career

After coming through the youth system of

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, Milanović played for

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in the

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. He later spent multiple years in Germany, playing for five clubs in the lower leagues. In 1997, Milanović moved to the Faroe Islands and served as

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for two seasons.

Managerial career

After returning to his homeland, Milanović was manager of

in the

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. He later served as an assistant manager to

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, before replacing him in May 2003. After the club suffered relegation from the top flight, Milanović continued managing the team in the Second League until January 2004. In June 2009, Milanović was named as new manager of

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in the

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, but left the club before the end of the year. He later moved to Moldova and became an assistant to Vitali Rashkevich at

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. In May 2012, Milanović replaced Rashkevich as manager. In July 2014, Milanović took charge as manager of

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

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, returning to the club after a decade elsewhere. He was discharged from his position in April 2016. In August 2016, Milanović became manager of

Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

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for the second time, guiding them to promotion to the top flight after 10 seasons. He decided to leave the club in August 2018. In June 2019, Milanović was appointed as manager of

side Irtysh Pavlodar. On 26 September 2021, Milanović was appointed as Head Coach of Alashkert, leaving the role during the winter break when his contract expired. On 20 May 2022, Milanović was appointed as the new Head Coach of

club

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