Milovan Ćirić (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

: Милован Ћирић; 12 February 1918 – 14 October 1986) was a Yugoslav football coach and player. He was the last player to captain SK Jugoslavija and the first captain of

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 ...

(1945–1947). In June 1947 Ćirić moved to city rivals Partizan (1947–1948). After finishing his career as a player, Ćirić embarked on a coaching career, firstly as the youth team manager for Partizan (1948–1951).

Managerial career

Throughout his long career he coached

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

(1951–1953), Partizan (1953–1954), the Yugoslavian national team (from May to October 1954 as part of a five-man commission along with Branko Pešić, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Leo Lemešić and Franjo Wölfl as well as from December 1973 to July 1974 as part of another five-man commission featuring Miljan Miljanić, Milan Ribar, Sulejman Rebac and Tomislav Ivić),

(1954–1957, 1975–1976),

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(1957–1958), Hajduk Split (1958–1961, 1963–1964),

(1961–1963, 1964–1965), the Israel national football team (1965–1968), Beşiktaş (1968–1969), Aris (1969–1971),

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(1974–1975), the India national team (1984–85), amongst others.

References

External links

Milovan Ćirić coach profile
at mackolik.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciric, Milovan 1918 births 1986 deaths Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers SK Jugoslavija players Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Partizan players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav football managers OFK Beograd managers FK Partizan managers Yugoslavia national football team managers Red Star Belgrade managers SS Lazio managers HNK Hajduk Split managers Israel national football team managers Beşiktaş J.K. managers Aris Thessaloniki F.C. managers Valencia CF managers India national football team managers 1984 AFC Asian Cup managers 1968 AFC Asian Cup managers Yugoslav First League managers Serie A managers Süper Lig managers Super League Greece managers La Liga managers Yugoslav expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Italy Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate football managers in Israel Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate football managers in Turkey Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate football managers in Greece Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate football managers in Spain Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate football managers in India