Dejan Milovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Миловановић; born 21 January 1984) is a Serbian retired professional

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who played as a

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Personal life

He is the son of

Đorđe Milovanović Đorđe Milovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе Миловановић; 13 September 1956 – 15 February 2009) was a Yugoslav and later Serbian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

in the late 1970s and early to mid 1980s. Dejan is also the cousin of former Serbian international

Branislav Ivanović Branislav Ivanović ( sr-Cyrl, Бранислав Ивановић, ; born 22 February 1984) is a Serbian former professional Association football, footballer. A versatile defender, Ivanović played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back ...

Club career

Red Star Belgrade

Milovanović was a member of the talented 1984 generation, and was the first to become a first team player from that group. He made his debut for

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

on 17 November 2001 when he was 17. In that match Zvezda won against

FK Zemun Fudbalski klub Zemun (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Земун) is a Serbian professional football club based in Zemun, Belgrade, that competes in the Serbian First League. History Immediately after the end of the Second Wor ...

, the score finishing 2–0. He gathered the attention of the public on his debut, in a derby game against Partizan in which he worked his way past 3 players in fantastic style, scoring a goal that wrapped up the 3–0 victory. Milovanović has played for the Red Star Belgrade first team since 2001 and he has been the captain of club since 2006. He was also team captain of the Serbian under-21 team who finished second at the

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in the

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. Milovanović played over 200 games for Red Star Belgrade and won three doubles.

Lens

On 4 July 2008, Milovanović officially signed a four-year contract with

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for an undisclosed fee. Milovanović has been announced as one of the main new signings in the club's effort to return to the top French league. In the summer of 2010, RC Lens allowed Milovanović to return to his former club, Red Star, on a season long loan with an option for a permanent deal.

Voždovac

Milovanović signed with newly promoted Serbian side

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in August 2013.

International career

Milovanović was capped twice for

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in 2008. With Serbia U21 he played in three

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s, in 2004, 2006 and 2007. He has won two silver medals in these competitions. He was also part of the Serbia and Montenegro squad at the

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in Athens. He especially made a good impression in the

in the Netherlands, carrying the captain's armband, on the way to the finals; in the first match he scored a winning goal against

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Career statistics

Honours

;Red Star Belgrade *

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: 2003–04, 2005–06 *

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

: 2006–07 *

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: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06 *

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: 2006–07 ;Lens *

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: 2008–09

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Milovanovic, Dejan 1984 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers for Serbia and Montenegro Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Serbia men's international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers RC Lens players Panionios F.C. players FK Voždovac players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian SuperLiga players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Super League Greece players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece