Milan Đuričić (; 31 October 1961 – 1 August 2022) was a Serbian

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manager.

Career

Đuričić began his managerial career at Radnički Nova Pazova during the 1990s. He later managed Dinamo Pančevo (two spells) and Cement Beočin in the

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 ...

. From fall 2002 until spring 2003, Đuričić served as manager of

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club Tekstilac Odžaci. In May 2003, Đuričić replaced

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as manager of Second League club

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. He left his position in December 2003 and went on to take charge of league rivals

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later that month. In December 2004, Đuričić was appointed as manager of

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. He was dismissed from his post in August 2005 after losing the first two league games of the season. Soon after, Đuričić returned to

as manager. In March 2010, Đuričić became manager of Vojvodina for a second time. He led the club to the

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final that year after beating Partizan 3–1 in the semi-final. In May 2010, Đuričić resigned from his position. In March 2019, Đuričić joined Partizan as an assistant to

Savo Milošević Savo Milošević ( sr-Cyrl, Саво Милошевић, ; born 2 September 1973) is a Serbian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. A former Forward (association football), forward, he ...

. He left the club in July 2020 in order to pursue his own managerial career. Lastly, Đuričić was manager of

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club

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, before stepping down for health reasons in December 2021.

Death

Đuričić died on 1 August 2022 after a long illness.

References

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