Milorad Arsenijević ( sr-cyr, Милорад Арсенијевић; 6 June 1906 – 18 March 1987) was a

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player and manager. He was part of Yugoslavia's team at the

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Playing career

Club

He was born in

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and grew up in

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. He started playing for the youth squad of the local team, FK Mačva Šabac, when he was 14 years old and later debuted for the main squad. After graduating highschool, he moved to Belgrade to continue his studies. He joined BSK Belgrade, one of the dominant clubs of Yugoslav football at the time, where he would spend the rest of his career as one of their main defenders.Milorad Arsenijević
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International

He earned 52 caps for the

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, including at the

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. His final international was a December 1936

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away against

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Managerial career

After retiring as a player, he managed Yugoslavia in the

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and coached for a long period at lower-league Belgrade club FK Železničar Beograd. He died in 1987 in Belgrade.

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* 1906 births 1987 deaths Footballers from Smederevo Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers 1930 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics FK Mačva Šabac players OFK Beograd players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav football managers 1950 FIFA World Cup managers {{Serbia-footy-defender-stub