Neško Milovanović (; born 4 December 1974) is a Serbian

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manager and former player.

Playing career

During his

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career, Milovanović played as a

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for many clubs in his homeland, most notably

Borac Čačak Borac may refer to: * FK Borac Banja Luka, a football club from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina ** RK Borac Banja Luka, an affiliated team handball club ** OK Borac, an affiliated volleyball club * FK Borac Čačak, a football club from Čač ...

and Radnički Kragujevac, and six other countries, winning the Bulgarian league titles with both

Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...

(2000) and

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Stadion Lokomotiv (Plovdiv), Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park and ha ...

(2004). He also played

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with the

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of the National Professional Soccer League.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Milovanović was manager of numerous clubs in his native country, having two spells at both Radnik Surdulica and

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. In September 2022, Milovanović was appointed as manager of Bulgarian Third League club Slivnishki Geroy. He was dismissed from his position in March 2023.

Personal life

Born in Trbušani, a village near

Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population ...

, Milovanović also holds

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. He is the father of fellow footballer Vasilije Veljko Milovanović.

Career statistics

Honours

Levski Sofia * Bulgarian A Group: 1999–2000 *

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: 1999–2000 Lokomotiv Plovdiv * Bulgarian A Group: 2003–04 *

Bulgarian Supercup The Bulgarian Supercup () is the trophy won in a football match held between the football club that has won the Bulgarian first football division in the season that ended in the year of the match and the holder of the Bulgarian Cup at that time. ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Radnički Kragujevac *

Serbian League West Serbian League West () is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third tier of professional football in Serbia. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League East and Serbian League Vojvodina. It is also the highest ...

: 2004–05

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Milovanovic, Nesko 1974 births Living people Footballers from Čačak Naturalised citizens of Bulgaria Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football forwards FK Borac Čačak players Baltimore Spirit players FK Radnički 1923 players FK Milicionar players FK Obilić players OFC Belasitsa Petrich players PFC Levski Sofia players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players Olympiacos Volos F.C. players Panserraikos F.C. players Sliema Wanderers F.C. players FK Radnički Niš players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Chinese Super League players J1 League players Football League (Greece) players Serbian SuperLiga players Maltese Premier League players Serbian First League players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in the United States Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in China Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Japan Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Malta Serbian football managers FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac managers FK Mladost Lučani managers FK Sloga Kraljevo managers FK Radnik Surdulica managers FK Radnički 1923 managers FK Novi Pazar managers Serbian SuperLiga managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Bulgaria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria