Zoran Milinković (footballer)

Zoran Milinković (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Милинковић; born 18 July 1968) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Zoran Milinković
Personal information
Full name Zoran Milinković
Date of birth (1968-07-18) 18 July 1968
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1975–1977 TEK Sloga Veliki Crljeni
1977–1987 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Mladost Petrinja
1990 Partizan 2 (0)
1991 Vojvodina 10 (0)
1991–1992 Mogren 25 (6)
1992–1993 Borac Banja Luka
1993–1994 Radnički Niš 31 (5)
1994 Kispest-Honvéd 13 (1)
1995 Tosu Futures 25 (4)
1996 Waregem 13 (1)
1996–1998 Nice 63 (2)
1998–1999 Hansa Rostock 6 (0)
1999–2001 Anorthosis Famagusta 40 (3)
2001–2002 Doxa Katokopia 8 (0)
Teams managed
2004 Obilić
2005–2008 BSK Borča
2008 Kolubara
2009 Srem
2009–2010 Spartak Subotica
2010–2011 Vojvodina
2012 Spartak Subotica
2012–2013 OFK Beograd
2013 Aris Thessaloniki
2014–2015 Voždovac
2015 Partizan
2016 Anorthosis
2017 Borac Banja Luka
2018 Rad
2019– Kolubara
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Milinković came through the youth system of Partizan, before starting his senior career at lower league club Mladost Petrinja. He returned to Partizan and made two league appearances during the first part of the 1990–91 season, before moving to Vojvodina. Milinković also played for Mogren, Borac Banja Luka, Radnički Niš, Kispest-Honvéd, Tosu Futures, Waregem, Nice, Hansa Rostock, Anorthosis Famagusta and Doxa Katokopia.

Managerial career

Milinković started his managerial career as an assistant manager to Ratko Dostanić at Obilić during the 2002–03 season, before they both left and took up identical roles at Sartid Smederevo ahead of the 2003–04 season. He was appointed as the manager of Obilić in August 2004,[1] but was released after only two months.[2] Milinković then became the manager of BSK Borča, having a lot of success in the following three seasons. He left the club before they made their Serbian SuperLiga debut. After leaving BSK Borča, Milinković had unassuming brief spells at Kolubara and Srem.[3]

In the summer of 2009, Milinković was appointed the manager of newly promoted SuperLiga club Spartak Subotica. He also worked at Vojvodina, OFK Beograd, Aris Thessaloniki and Voždovac.

Partizan

On 25 March 2015, Milinkovic was named manager of FK Partizan after Marko Nikolić was sacked.[4] On 4 April 2015, he made his debut on the bench of Partizan in a 2-1 home win against Radnički Kragujevac. In the spring part of the season 2014-15, Milinković has returned the title of champion of Serbia in Partizan, which last season won the Red Star Belgrade. Milinković has enrolled 7 wins with Partizan in the Serbian SuperLiga in the spring part of the season 2014-15 and three draws, in the Serbian Cup has enrolled one win and one defeat.

Start of the season 2015-16 he began in win over Dila Gori in the second round of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League on 14 July 2015. In the Serbian SuperLiga also had a great start. In the first round he defeated Metalac G.M. 4–0, in the second round Partizan has beat Jagodina 6–0. On 5 August 2015, Milinković and his squad has win against Romanian champions Steaua București in the second leg of the third qualifying round for the Champions League and so introduced a Partizan in the play-off of Champions League. Partizan was the last time he entered the play-off of Champions League led Aleksandar Stanojević in summer of 2010.

On 26 August 2015, Partizan was defeated by BATE Borisov and as a result entered the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.

Honours

Manager

Partizan

References

  1. "Bozovic bows out at Obilic". uefa.com. 8 August 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. "Milinković napustio Obilić" (in Serbian). b92.net. 23 October 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. PLS: Srem brzo našao novog trenera
  4. Soccer-Partizan name Milinkovic as coach to replace Nikolic
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