Nemanja Miljanović (born 4 August 1971) is a Swedish

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coach and former player who last worked as

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of Krumovgrad. He played as a

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for Elfsborg, Hércules and

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Playing career

Miljanović arrived in Sweden at the age of 15. He played for Elfsborg, Hércules and was loaned out to

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Miljanović enjoyed a brief spell as manager of Bosnian side Proleter Teslić in 2008. In 2010, he managed at the lowest level of Spanish football with Alfaz del Pi. On 15 January 2018, he became the manager of

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side

Eskilstuna Eskilstuna () is a Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden. The city of Eskilstuna had 69,948 inhabitants in 2020, with a total population of 107,806 inhabitants in Eskilstuna municipality ...

. On 24 August 2020, Miljanović was named manager of

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club Mladost Doboj Kakanj. Five days later, on 29 August, in his first game as manager, Mladost beat Olimpik in a league match. He suffered his first loss as Mladost manager against Zrinjski Mostar two weeks later, on 12 September. Miljanović left Mladost at the end of the 2020–21 season. On 18 August 2021, he became the new manager of Borac Banja Luka. On 22 August 2021, in Miljanović's debut game as Borac manager, his team drew against Rudar Prijedor in a league match. Seven days later, on 29 August, he recorded his first win as the club's manager, beating Radnik Bijeljina. On 3 April 2022, Miljanović resigned as manager following a disappointing league draw against Rudar Prijedor the previous day. Shortly after, Miljanović became a part of Botev Plovdiv II's coaching staff. On 22 August 2022, he was appointed head coach of the team. At the end of December 2022, he was appointed manager of FC Krumovgrad. During the rest of the season under Miljanović's helm Krumovgrad earned promotion to the top-tier of the Bulgarian league system. On 28 October, despite a somewhat successful start in the Bulgarian top-flight for Krumovgrad, Miljanović was replaced as manager.

Personal life

Miljanović's son Daniel is also a professional footballer.

Managerial statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miljanovic, Nemanja 1971 births Living people People from Teslić Footballers from Banja Luka Region Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Swedish men's footballers Swedish football managers Men's association football midfielders Swedish people of Serbian descent Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain IF Elfsborg players Allsvenskan players Hércules CF players La Liga players Segunda División players UD Salamanca players Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Sweden Allsvenskan managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Syrianska FC managers IF Elfsborg managers AFC Eskilstuna managers FK Mladost Doboj Kakanj managers FK Borac Banja Luka managers