Vladan Milojević (; born 9 March 1970) is a Serbian professional

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and former player. He is currently the

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of Serbian Super League team

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 ...

Playing career

Born in

Aranđelovac Aranđelovac ( sr-cyr, Аранђеловац, ) is a town and a municipality located in the Šumadija District of central Serbia. , the municipality has a population of 41,297 inhabitants, while the town has 22,881 inhabitants. It is situated ben ...

, Milojević joined the youth system of

in 1986, before making his senior debuts with

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. He then spent three seasons with Radnički Beograd (1990–1993), playing together with Darko Tešović and

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. In the summer of 1993, Milojević moved to Greece, alongside Muf, and joined

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club (), or with its full name Panipirotikós Athlitikós Síllogos Giánnina (, ''Panepirotic Athletic Club Giannina'') is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Ioannina, the capita ...

. He also played for

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, again with Muf, before returning to his homeland and joining his parent club

in early 1996. Six months later, Milojević returned to Greece and signed with Apollon Smyrnis. He spent one season at the club, before switching to Panathinaikos and remaining there for the next three years. Subsequently, Milojević spent three seasons at Iraklis (2000–2003). He also played at Akratitos for six months, before spending the final six months of his career at his former club Apollon Smyrnis.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Milojević worked in the youth setups at Iraklis and

. He won the national championship with the latter's under-18 team in the 2010–11 season. In June 2011, Milojević was appointed manager of

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side Javor Ivanjica, but left the club after three months. In February 2012, Milojević took charge at

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club Čukarički. He led them to promotion to the top flight in

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. Two years later, Milojević won his first trophy as a manager when Čukarički defeated Partizan 1–0 in the

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final. He left the club by mutual consent in October 2015. In November 2015, Milojević was appointed manager of Cypriot club Omonia. He left the position in May 2016. In August 2016, Milojević took charge at Greek side

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

. He parted ways with the club at the end of the season. In June 2017, Milojević became manager of

. He won the league in his first season in charge and led them to the

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. In the 2018–19 season, Milojević became the first manager to lead Red Star Belgrade to the

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group stage, having survived three qualifying rounds to eventually beat

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in the playoff round by 2–2 on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade caused one of the biggest upsets of that

season by defeating the later winner of the season

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at home with 2–0. In the 2019–20 season, Milojević again managed to reach the

group stage after defeating some tough opponents in the likes of

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and Young Boys. On 19 December 2019, Milojevic announced his resignation as manager of

even though the team is 11 points clear in the Serbian league. On 28 February 2020, Milojević signed a –year contract with

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club Al-Ahli. On 3 June 2021, Milojević signed a 2–year contract with

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club

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. On 17 October 2021, Milojević signed a 2-year contract with

club

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. He was sacked on 1 March 2022 with the team sitting in the relegation zone. On 5 October 2022, Milojević returned to Cyprus, becoming the new manager of

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club APOEL. He left after a second place finish in the 2022–23 season. On 31 August 2023, Milojević became the manager of another Cypriot club,

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..On 5 December Milojevic resigned as coach due to poor results. On 22 December 2023 Milojevic returned to

after 4 years and signed a multi-year contract.

Personal life

Milojević is the father of Greek youth international Nemanja Milojević. He is also the younger brother of fellow manager and former footballer Goran Milojević and uncle of footballer Stefan Milojević.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Red Star Belgrade *

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: 1995–96

Manager

Čukarički *

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: 2014–15 Red Star Belgrade *

: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2023–24, 2024–25 *

: 2023–24, 2024–25

Individual

Manager of the Season: 2017–18, 2018–19 * Serbian Coach of the year: 2017, 2018, 2024

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milojević, Vladan 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Aranđelovac Men's association football central defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers OFK Bečej 1918 players FK Radnički Beograd players PAS Giannina F.C. players Kalamata F.C. players Red Star Belgrade footballers Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players Panathinaikos F.C. players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players Super League Greece players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbian football managers FK Javor Ivanjica managers FK Čukarički managers AC Omonia managers Panionios F.C. managers Red Star Belgrade managers Al-Ahli Saudi FC managers AEK Athens F.C. managers Al-Ettifaq FC managers APOEL FC managers Apollon Limassol FC managers Serbian SuperLiga managers Cypriot First Division managers Super League Greece managers Saudi Pro League managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Cyprus Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate football managers in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff