Milan Lešnjak ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Лешњак; born 9 September 1975) is a

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manager and former player. He is the manager of Čukarički.

Career

During his playing career, Lešnjak represented

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 ...

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Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They pl ...

and Saturn Ramenskoye. He was also capped for FR Yugoslavia at under-21 level. In 2013, Lešnjak served as manager of

Napredak Kruševac Napredak, which translates from Serbo-Croatian as ''Progress'', may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina *FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napred ...

. He was appointed manager of Čukarički in March 2016.

Honours

;Obilić *

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 ...

: 1997–98 ;Club Brugge *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed ...

: 2001–02 *

Belgian Super Cup The Belgian Super Cup ( ; ; ), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian Pro League champions (also received the Super Cup host) and the Belgian Cup winners. If both teams are the same, ...

: 1998

Political activities

In November 2021, Lešnjak was appointed vice president of the Alliance 90/Greens of Serbia political party in charge of sports issues. In August 2023, Lešnjak stated his support for Rade Basta and his European Way Movement.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lesnjak, Milan 1975 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football defenders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Obilić players Club Brugge KV players FC Saturn Ramenskoye players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Belgian Pro League players Russian Premier League players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Russia Serbian football managers FK Čukarički managers FK Napredak Kruševac managers FK Rudar Pljevlja managers Serbian SuperLiga managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Montenegro Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff