Milovan Milović (; born 24 October 1980) is a Serbian
football
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manager and former player. Throughout his playing career, he made over 400 appearances for
Javor Ivanjica across all competitions.
Club career
Milović started out at his hometown club
Javor Ivanjica at the age of 7. He was promoted to the senior squad in 1999. During the next four seasons, Milović established himself as a first-team regular, helping them earn their first-ever promotion to the
top flight in 2002. He was transferred to
Partizan in June 2003, spending half of his four-year contract on loan at other clubs, including spells with
Obilić and
Bežanija.
In the summer of 2007, Milović moved back to his former club Javor Ivanjica. He was later loaned to
OFK Beograd
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in January 2008, but appeared in just five league matches with the ''Romantičari'', before returning to his parent club. In June 2010, Milović signed a two-year contract with
Vojvodina
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. He then went abroad on loan to Albanian club
Dinamo Tirana in January 2011. Subsequently, Milović played for Javor Ivanjica in the first half of the
2011–12 season, before rejoining Vojvodina.
In the summer of 2012, Milović made another return to Javor Ivanjica. He captained the side to the
2015–16 Serbian Cup final, which ended in a 2–0 loss to Partizan.
International career
Milović made one appearance for
Serbia
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, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 away friendly win over
Japan
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on 7 April 2010.
Managerial career
In May 2018, after previously serving as an assistant to
Vlado Jagodić, Milović was appointed caretaker manager of Javor Ivanjica until the end of
the season.
In May 2023, Milović was named caretaker manager of Javor Ivanjica for the second time in his career, replacing
Mladen Dodić with one game left in
the season,
and saved the club from relegation.
Career statistics
Honours
Javor Ivanjica
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Second League of FR Yugoslavia:
2001–02
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Serbian Cup
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: Runner-up
2015–16
Partizan
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First League of Serbia and Montenegro:
2004–05
Dinamo Tirana
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Albanian Cup: Runner-up
2010–11
References
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1980 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Ivanjica
Footballers from Moravica District
Men's association football central defenders
Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
Serbian men's footballers
Serbia men's international footballers
FK Javor Ivanjica players
FK Partizan players
FK Obilić players
FK Bežanija players
OFK Beograd players
FK Vojvodina players
FC Dinamo City players
Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players
First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Serbian First League players
Kategoria Superiore players
Serbian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Albania
Serbian football managers
FK Javor Ivanjica managers
Serbian SuperLiga managers