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Miljan Zeković (
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: Миљан Зековић; 15 November 1925 – 10 December 1993) was a Montenegrin and Yugoslav
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player and manager.


Playing career


Club

He played for
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 ...
and FK Budućnost Titograd before coming, in 1951, to become one of the memorable left-backs in
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 ...
, where he will play until 1960, winning four
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, in 1952-53, 1955-56, 1956-57 and 1958-59, and two
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, in 1958 and 1959. After leaving the Belgrade club, he played one season as striker with
NK Čelik Zenica Nogometni klub Čelik Zenica () is a professional football club based in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name ''Čelik'' means ''Steel'' in Bosnian, and it symbolizes the strength and power of the club in an industrial city well known for s ...
, before joining
Bernard Vukas Bernard Vukas (1 May 1927 – 4 April 1983) was a Croatian Association football, footballer who played for Yugoslavia. Vukas played as a Midfielder#Winger, left winger/Forward (association football), forward and is mostly remembered for his ext ...
in
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club
Grazer AK Grazer Athletiksport Klub (; abbreviated as GAK), better known simply as Grazer AK, is an Austrian sports club based in the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria. The football section was once among Austria's most popular clubs, enjoying s ...
where he played three seasons, until 1965.


International

He played a total of 13 matches for the
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. His debut was on 21 September 1952 in Belgrade, a 4–2 win against Austria, and his fairway match was on 11 November 1955, in Paris, a 1–1 draw against France.


Managerial career

After retiring as a player, he worked one season as a coach with
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, before leaving to Greece where he worked for six clubs in eight years.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zekovic, Miljan 1925 births 1993 deaths Footballers from Nikšić Men's association football fullbacks Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers 1954 FIFA World Cup players FK Sutjeska Nikšić players FK Budućnost Podgorica players Red Star Belgrade footballers NK Čelik Zenica players Grazer AK players Yugoslav First League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria Yugoslav football managers Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. managers Veria F.C. managers Kalamata F.C. managers Panserraikos F.C. managers S.F.K. Pierikos (football) managers Panetolikos F.C. managers Yugoslav expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Greece Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Greece