Milan Milijaš (; born 12 October 1976) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Milijaš came through the youth system of

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and made his

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debut in

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. He amassed 66 appearances and netted two goals in the top flight over the course of two-and-a-half seasons, before completing a move to

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side Mallorca in November 1997. Under manager

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, Milijaš played one

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game in the remainder of the season. He was subsequently transferred to Segunda División club Málaga. In September 2000, Milijaš returned to his homeland and signed a three-year contract with

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. He later rejoined his parent club

. Before hanging up his boots, Milijaš also played for

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and

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International career

Milijaš was capped for FR Yugoslavia at under-21 level from 1996 to 1997.

Post-playing career

In April 2013, Milijaš was appointed as manager of

. He subsequently joined the technical staff of

in January 2015.

Personal life

Milijaš is the cousin of fellow footballer Nenad Milijaš.

Career statistics

Honours

Partizan *

FR Yugoslavia Cup The Serbia and Montenegro Cup was an association football knockout cup tournament of Serbia and Montenegro played between 1992 and 2006, after which Serbia and Montenegro became separate nations. The competition was the continuation of the old ...

: 2000–01

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Milijas, Milan 1976 births Living people People from Zemun Footballers from Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers FK Zemun players RCD Mallorca players Málaga CF players FK Partizan players OFK Beograd players FK Voždovac players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Segunda División players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbian football managers FK Zemun managers FK Partizan non-playing staff