Tomislav Milićević (; 29 September 1940 – 24 October 2024) was a Yugoslav and Serbian

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who played as a defender.

Playing career

Milićević started out at

Napredak Kruševac Napredak, which translates from Serbo-Croatian as ''Progress'', may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina *FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napred ...

, before joining

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 ...

in 1960. He later played for the Chicago Mustangs of the

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. After returning to Yugoslavia, Milićević spent some time with

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and Radnički Kragujevac. He finished his playing career at

Gazélec Ajaccio Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio (), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1910, Gazélec played one season in Ligue 1 in the 2015–16 seaso ...

in 1971.

Post-playing career

After hanging up his boots, Milićević worked in

's youth system for over 30 years, discovering and developing many young prospects such as

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and Marko Pantelić, among others.

Death

Milićević died in October 2024, at the age of 84.

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

: 1963–64 *

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: 1963–64

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milicevic, Tomislav 1940 births 2024 deaths Footballers from Kruševac Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers FK Napredak Kruševac players Red Star Belgrade footballers Chicago Mustangs (1967–68) players NK Maribor players FK Radnički 1923 players Gazélec Ajaccio players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Ligue 2 players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in France Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff