Milovan Milović (; born 24 October 1980) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the manager of Javor Ivanjica. Throughout his playing career, Milović made over 400 appearances for Javor Ivanjica across all competitions.

Club career

Milović started out at his hometown club Javor Ivanjica, aged 7. He went through all youth ranks, before being promoted to the senior squad in 1999. Over the course of the next four seasons, Milović established himself as a regular member of the team, before transferring 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 ...

in June 2003. He spent half of his four-year contract on loans at other clubs, including spells with

Obilić Obiliq, ) or Obilić ( sr-cyr, Обилић, ), also referred to as Kastriot ( sq-definite, Kastrioti, ) is a List of cities and towns in Kosovo, town and Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality in Kosovo. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statist ...

, Javor Ivanjica and

Bežanija Bežanija ( sr-cyr, Бежанија, ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Novi Beograd, in the Syrmia region. Location Bežanija is located west of the downtown Belgrade, across the Sa ...

. In the summer of 2007, Milović moved back to his former club Javor Ivanjica. He was later loaned to

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburm ...

in January 2008, but appeared in just five league matches with the ''Romantičari'', before returning to his parent club. In June 2010, Milović signed a two-year contract with

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

. He then went abroad on loan to Albanian club

Dinamo Tirana Futboll Club Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital Tirana. They play in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football, in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1950 during the communist ...

in January 2011. Subsequently, Milović played for Javor Ivanjica in the first half of the 2011–12 season, before rejoining Vojvodina. In the summer of 2012, Milović made another return to Javor Ivanjica. He captained the side to the final of the 2015–16 Serbian Cup, an eventual 0–2 loss against Partizan.

International career

Milović made one appearance for

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, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 away friendly win over Japan on 7 April 2010.

Managerial career

In May 2018, after previously serving as an assistant to Vlado Jagodić, Milović was appointed caretaker manager of Javor Ivanjica until the end of the season.

Career statistics

Honours

;Javor Ivanjica *

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 ...

: 2001–02 *

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup (Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup f ...

: Runner-up 2015–16 ;Partizan * First League of Serbia and Montenegro: 2004–05 ;Dinamo Tirana * Albanian Cup: Runner-up

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