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| Full name | Milan Ivanović | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1960-12-21)21 December 1960 (age 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sivac,FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Sweeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Crvenka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1982 | Rudar Kostolac | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1985 | OFK Belgrade | 95 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1989 | Red Star Belgrade | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | →Radnički Niš (loan) | 59 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–2000 | Adelaide City | 300 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | →White City Woodville (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | →Campbelltown City (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | →White City Woodville (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Northern Demons | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 504 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1998 | Australia | 59 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 August 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Milan Ivanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Ивановић,pronounced[mǐlaniʋǎːnoʋit͡ɕ]; born 21 December 1960) is a formersoccer player. Born in Yugoslavia, he played for theAustralia national team.
Ivanović started his career with a local clubCrvenka. After stints withRudar Kostolac andOFK Belgrade, he joinedRed Star Belgrade in 1985.[1] Ivanović played in a1988 European Cup encounter againstA.C. Milan.
He emigrated to Australia and on arrival in 1989 he joinedAdelaide City in theNational Soccer League. Nicknamed "The Doctor"[2] for his ability to cut out the opposition's attacks and launch into an incisive midfield run, the classy, composed sweeper formed a formidable partnership withAlex Tobin that became the mainstay of the Adelaide City and Socceroo defence. That resulted in two national titles in1992 and1994, cementing his legendary status.
In 2007, Ivanović came out of retirement to play in theSouth Australian Premier League club,Northern Demons.
Ivanović made his first international appearance forAustralia in a January 1991friendly match againstCzechoslovakia. He captained Australia once, in a match againstJapan on 15 February 1998, which was also his last appearance for Australia. Ivanović made 59 international appearances for Australia[3] and represented them in 71 games including unofficial ones.[4]
In 2000, he was selected as a member of the Australian "Team of the Century" by respondents to a worldwideRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation vote, beatingPaul Okon into second place for a position in central defense.[5]
Ivanović has coached at local level in South Australia, in both Federation and Amateur leagues. He has been in charge at bothEnfield City andWhite City and saved the latter club from relegation in2006. Currently Coaching U/19's at Croydon Kings (Polonia) Soccer Club in South Australia. He is now currently the Head Soccer coach at Scotch College Adelaide.
Australia
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