Milenko Milošević (born 13 November 1976) is a retired Bosnian
football
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er and football manager. He usually fielded as a
defensive midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...
, although ''Milo'' was also able to play as
central defender
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
.
Club career
FR Yugoslav First League
Born in
Zvornik
Zvornik ( sr-cyrl, Зворник, ) is a city in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2013, it had a population of 58,856 inhabitants. Zvornik is located on the Drina River, on the eastern slopes of Majevica mountain, at the altitude of ...
,
SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...
, Milenko Milošević played his early career in Serbia with
FK Loznica
FK Loznica (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Лозница) is a professional Association football, football club from Loznica, Serbia.
History
LSK
The first soccer ball arrived in the town of Loznica in 1919. It was brought fr ...
from where he moved to
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 ...
. After playing in Belgrade two seasons, he moved to another
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 ...
side,
FK Sutjeska Nikšić
Fudbalski klub Sutjeska (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Сутјеска) is a professional association football club from Nikšić, Montenegro, currently competing in the Montenegrin First League. The club was established in ...
.
Career in Belgium
Searching for a defensive midfielder,
Belgian First division side
Excelsior Mouscron offered Milošević a trial in 2003. During this trial however, Mouscron signed
Algerian international Samir Beloufa for the position of defensive midfielder, making it no longer useful for Mouscron to sign Milosevic.
Georges Leekens, the Mouscron coach at that time, recommended Milošević to his former team
Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. They compete in the Belgian Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football. Their matricule number is 12. The club plays home games at the 29 ...
, who had just promoted and were interested in any improvement for the squad. Milošević signed a contract a little later.
His contract with Cercle ended in 2008 and was not renewed. He signed for
West Flanders Division One side Blue Star Poperinge, where he met his former Cercle manager
Jerko Tipurić. Poperinge became champions and will play in
the lowest nationwide league next season.
International career
Milošević has also played once for the senior national team of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, winning 1–2 in a match against
Luxembourg
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in 2004. He came on as a second-half substitute for
Muhamed Konjić
Muhamed Konjić (; born 14 May 1970) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back, most notably for Monaco, Coventry City and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team who he also captained.
Club career
A solid defen ...
.
Managerial career
By early 2011, after
Drina Zvornik manager
Darko Vojvodić
Darko Vojvodić (born 8 May 1970) is a Bosnian Serb professional football manager and former player who is the most manager of First League of RS club Famos Vojkovići.
Playing career
Vojvodić played with Radnički Kragujevac in the 1995–9 ...
resigned, Milošević along with Svetozar Vukašinović took charge of the team in their
Bosnian Premier League
The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...
match against
Olimpik and stayed as the club's dual managers until
Dragan Mićić
Dragan Mićić (, born 20 June 1969) is a Bosnian-Serbian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Loznica.
Playing career
Born in Bijeljina, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, he started his career in FK Podrinje Janja. I ...
got appointed on 25 March 2011.
Dragan Mićić novi trener Drine
at SportSport.ba, 25-3-2011, retrieved 12-12-2014
Managerial statistics
References
External links
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Milenko Milošević player info at the official Cercle Brugge site
Cerclemuseum.be
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1976 births
Living people
Footballers from Zvornik
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Men's association football midfielders
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers
Red Star Belgrade footballers
FK Loznica players
FK Mogren players
FK Sutjeska Nikšić players
Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
K.V. Oostende players
FK Drina Zvornik players
First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players
Belgian Pro League players
Challenger Pro League players
First League of the Republika Srpska players
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers
FK Drina Zvornik managers
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers