Milenko Milošević (born 13 November 1976) is a retired Bosnian

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er and football manager. He usually fielded as a

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, although ''Milo'' was also able to play as

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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

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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

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side,

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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

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, 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

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, winning 1–2 in a match against

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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
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Managerial statistics

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