Božidar Milenković (6 March 1954 – 25 July 2020) was a Serbian professional

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and

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Career

Milenković began his career with his hometown club

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. In 1973, he signed with

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, and played with the club until 1975. In the summer of 1975 he played in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

with

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

where he captained the team for eight years. In the summer of 1986, he played abroad in Canada's

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with

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. He assisted Toronto in securing the NSL Championship by defeating

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. In 1987, he returned to conclude his career with OFK Beograd. In 1987, he played with the Hamilton Steelers. In 1996, he served as the head coach for OFK Beograd in the

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, ef ...

. He later served as a club official for OFK Beograd in the capacities of the director of the stadium, and general secretary.

Personal life

On 25 July 2020, he died from

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Milenkovic, Bozidar 1954 births 2020 deaths Yugoslav men's footballers Men's association football defenders FK Vlasina players GFK Dubočica players OFK Beograd players Toronto Italia players Yugoslav First League players Canadian National Soccer League players Serbian football managers OFK Beograd managers People from Vlasotince Sportspeople from Jablanica District Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Canada Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia Hamilton Steelers (1981–1992) players