Nenad "Neško" Milovanović (; born 15 August 1969) is a Serbian

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manager and former player. During his managerial career, Milovanović worked at Mladost Lučani,

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and

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Career

Milovanović served as manager of Mladost Lučani during the

2007–08 Serbian SuperLiga The 2007–08 Serbian SuperLiga (known as the Crédit Agricole Srbija, Meridian SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the second season since its establishment in 2006. Red Star Belgrade were the defending SuperLiga champions, having won thei ...

. He subsequently took charge at

while the club participated in the

2008–09 UEFA Cup The 2008–09 UEFA Cup was the 38th season of the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup association football, football tournament. The 2009 UEFA Cup Final, final was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe S.K. (football), F ...

, being eliminated by Dutch side

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in the first round. In June 2012, Milovanović was appointed manager of

. He led the team to a convincing first-place finish in the

2012–13 Serbian First League The 2012–13 Serbian First League was the eighth season of the league under its current name. It started on 11 August 2012 and concluded on 5 June 2013. Napredak Kruševac won the title and Čukarički finished as runners-up, with both clubs e ...

, before resigning from the position. In early 2014, Milovanović returned to Mladost Lučani, helping them win the

2013–14 Serbian First League The Serbian First League () is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. Sixteen teams competed in this league for the 2013–14 season. Two teams were promoted to the Serbian Superliga while the 3rd ...

and gain promotion to the top flight. They later finished in fourth place in the

2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga The 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga was the eleventh season of the Serbian SuperLiga. Red Star are the defending champions. The fixtures were announced on 15 June 2016. Red Star Belgrade drew the highest average home attendance of the league (9,056). ...

, securing a spot in the

2017–18 UEFA Europa League The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League was the 47th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final was played at the Parc Olymp ...

. In the following season, Milovanović reached the

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final, eventually losing to Partizan. He was appointed as

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of Mladost Lučani in July 2019, thus leaving his managerial role after five and a half years.

Honours

Napredak Kruševac *

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Mladost Lučani *

: 2013–14 *

: Runner-up 2017–18

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Milovanovic, Nenad 1969 births Living people Yugoslav men's footballers Footballers from Čačak Men's association football midfielders FK Mladost Lučani players Serbian football managers FK Mladost Lučani managers FK Borac Čačak managers FK Jagodina managers FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac managers FK Napredak Kruševac managers Serbia national under-21 football team managers Serbian SuperLiga managers