Milan Đuričić (; 31 October 1961 – 1 August 2022) was a Serbian

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manager.

Career

Đuričić began his managerial career at Radnički Nova Pazova during the 1990s. He later managed

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(two spells) and Cement Beočin in the

Second League of FR Yugoslavia The Second League of Serbia and Montenegro was the second tier of the football league system in Serbia and Montenegro, one level below the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. History Formed in 1992 after the breakup of Yugoslavia, it consisted ...

. From fall 2002 until spring 2003, Đuričić served as manager of

Serbian League Vojvodina Serbian League Vojvodina ( Serbian: Српска лига Војводина / Srpska liga Vojvodina) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League East ...

club Tekstilac Odžaci. In May 2003, Đuričić replaced

Nebojša Vučićević Nebojša "Uške" Vučićević (; 29 June 1962 – 11 March 2022) was a Serbian football manager and player. Club career Vučićević started out at OFK Beograd, before transferring to Partizan in 1984. He spent the following five seasons with ...

as manager of Second League club

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. He left his position in December 2003 and went on to take charge of league rivals

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later that month. In December 2004, Đuričić was appointed as manager of

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. He was dismissed from his post in August 2005 after losing the first two league games of the season. Soon after, Đuričić returned to

as manager. In March 2010, Đuričić became manager of

for a second time. He led the club to the

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final that year after beating

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3–1 in the semi-final. In May 2010, Đuričić resigned from his position. In March 2019, Đuričić joined

as an assistant to

Savo Milošević Savo Milošević ( sr-Cyrl, Саво Милошевић, ; born 2 September 1973) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. A former forward, he signed for English club Aston Villa after making a name for himself at Partizan. ...

. He left the club in July 2020 in order to pursue his own managerial career. Lastly, Đuričić was 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 ...

club

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, before stepping down for health reasons in December 2021.

Death

Đuričić died on 1 August 2022 after a long illness.

References

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