Milan Pavlović (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

: Милан Павловић; born 30 December 1967) is a Serbian retired

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Pavlović began playing football with

FK Željezničar Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Жељезничap Сарајево; English language, English: Football Club Željezničar Sarajevo), commonly referred to as Željo, is a professional Association fo ...

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) ...

. Pavlović moved to

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in July 1992, initially joining third tier side Visaltiakos Nigrita before spending two years with Anagennisi Karditsa F.C. on the second tier. He would move up to play for Iraklis F.C. during the 1995–96 Alpha Ethniki season. After another season with Anagennisi Karditsa on the second tier, he moved to first-tier side Ethnikos Asteras F.C. for four seasons. In total, Pavlović made 132 appearances in the Greek top flight.

International career

Pavlović became world champion with Yugoslavia at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile. He was the national team

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at that World Cup.

Honours

Yugoslavia Youth * FIFA World Youth Championship:

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References

External links

Profile at Strukljeva.net
1967 births Living people Footballers from Šabac Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers FK Željezničar Sarajevo players Visaltiakos Nigrita F.C. players Anagennisi Karditsa F.C. players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players P.A.O. Rouf players Yugoslav First League players Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece {{Serbia-footy-defender-stub