Nenad "Neško" Milovanović (; born 15 August 1969) is a Serbian

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manager and former player. During his managerial career, Milovanović worked at Mladost Lučani,

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, Jagodina,

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and Napredak Kruševac.

Career

Milovanović served as manager of Mladost Lučani during the

2007–08 Serbian SuperLiga The 2007–08 Serbian SuperLiga (known as the Meridian SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the second since its establishment in 2006. Red Star Belgrade were the defending SuperLiga champions, having won their twenty-fifth national title th ...

. He subsequently took charge at

while the club participated in the

2008–09 UEFA Cup The 2008–09 UEFA Cup was the 38th season of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul on 20 May 2009. This season was the final one to use the UEFA Cup for ...

, being eliminated by Dutch side Ajax in the first round. In June 2012, Milovanović was appointed manager of Napredak Kruševac. He led the team to a convincing first-place finish in the

2012–13 Serbian First League The Serbian First League (Serbian: Prva liga Srbije) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. 18 teams will compete in this league for the 2012-13 season. Two teams will be promoted to the Serbian ...

, before resigning from the position. In early 2014, Milovanović returned to Mladost Lučani, helping them win the

2013–14 Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Prva liga Srbije) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. Sixteen teams competed in this league for the 2013–14 season. Two teams were promoted to the Serbian Su ...

and gain promotion to the top flight. They later finished in fourth place in the

2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga The 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga was the eleventh season of the Serbian SuperLiga since its establishment. Red Star are the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 15 June 2016. Red Star Belgrade drew the highest average home attendanc ...

, securing a spot in the

2017–18 UEFA Europa League The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League was the 47th season of Europe's secondary club association football, football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The 2018 UEFA Europ ...

. In the following season, Milovanović reached the Serbian Cup final, eventually losing to

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: ** AK Partizan, athletics **Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling **Džudo Klub Partizan, judo ** FK Partizan, association fo ...

. He was appointed as sporting director of Mladost Lučani in July 2019, thus leaving his managerial role after five and a half years.

Honours

;Napredak Kruševac * Serbian First League:

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;Mladost Lučani * Serbian First League: 2013–14 * Serbian Cup: Runner-up 2017–18

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Milovanovic, Nenad 1969 births Living people Footballers from Čačak Men's association football midfielders FK Mladost Lučani managers FK Borac Čačak managers FK Jagodina managers FK Mladost Lučani players FK Napredak Kruševac managers Serbia national under-21 football team managers Serbian football managers Serbian SuperLiga managers Yugoslav footballers