Milorad Pavić (footballer)
Milorad Pavić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Павић, pronounced [mîlorad pǎːʋitɕ]; 11 November 1921 – 16 August 2005) was a Serbian football player and coach.
.jpg.webp) Benfica coach Pavić in March 1975 ahead of the Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final tie versus PSV Eindhoven. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 November 1921 | ||
| Place of birth |
Valjevo, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | ||
| Date of death | 16 August 2005 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Valjevo, Serbia and Montenegro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Valjevo SK | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1957–1964 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 1964–1967 | Standard Liège | ||
| 1968–1969 | Club Brugge | ||
| 1969–1971 | RFC Liège | ||
| 1972–1974 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 1974–1975 | Benfica | ||
| 1975–1977 | CD Málaga | ||
| 1977–1978 | Rouen | ||
| 1978 | Vojvodina | ||
| 1978–1979 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1980–1983 | Celta Vigo | ||
| 1983–1984 | Espanyol | ||
| 1985–1987 | Standard Liège | ||
| 1987–1988 | Standard Liège | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
In his home country he coached Red Star Belgrade and FK Vojvodina.
He also coached Belgian teams Club Brugge (1967–1969), Standard Liège (1964–1967, 1985–1986, 1987–1988), Portuguese teams Benfica (1974–1975) and Sporting CP (1978–1979), and Spanish teams Athletic Bilbao (1972–1974), CD Málaga (1975–1977) and Celta de Vigo (1980–1983). Outside Yugoslavia he was known by nickname "Michel". The press also described him as a Gentleman in Iron Gloves.
In his youth Pavić was taken hostage by the Germans in World War II.
As a player, he defended the colours of Red Star Belgrade. After his active career he became a head coach with the same team, winning the national championship three times (1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64) and winning three Yugoslav Cups (1958, 1959, 1964). For seven seasons between 1957 and 1964, he led the team from the bench in 216 official competitive matches (113 wins, 52 draws, and 51 losses).
Pavić also won two Belgian Cups as a coach with Standard Liege (1966, 1967), a Spanish Copa del Rey with Athletic Bilbao (1973), and a Portuguese league with Benfica in 1974–75.
Honours
Manager
Red Star Belgrade
Standard Liège
- Belgian Cup: 1965–66, 1966–67
Athletic Bilbao
Benfica
Celta Vigo