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| Full name | Milan Blagojević | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1969-12-24)24 December 1969 (age 55) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Avala Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1989 | Avala Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1991 | APIA Leichhardt | 37 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Marconi Stallions | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Germinal Ekeren | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | SC Heerenveen | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | →Heidelberg United (loan) | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | →Sydney Olympic (loan) | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Sydney Olympic | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Johor FA | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Sydney Olympic | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Parramatta Power | 43 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Newcastle United | 57 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Geylang United | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Australia U-20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Australia U-23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2002 | Australia | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Blacktown City Demons | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Blacktown City Demons (Assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Sydney Olympic | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 May 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Milan Blagojević (born 24 December 1969) is an Australian formersoccer player and coach. As a player, he appeared for clubs in Australia, Belgium, The Netherlands, Malaysia and Singapore. At national team level, he represented Australia at youth and full international level. As a teenager, he played futsal, representingWhite Eagles in the Australian National Indoor Soccer League.
Blagojevic is of Serbian descent[2] and always aspired to be a professional footballer. He attended Cabramatta High School in the 1980s. He played futsal and outdoor football as a teenager.[3]
Blagojevic played with Serbian-Australian club Avala (nowBonnyrigg White Eagles) in theNew South Wales State League and in the National Indoor Soccer League (NISL). He moved toAPIA Leichhardt in 1989 on aA$13,500 transfer.[4] He continued to play for White Eagles in the NISL after joining APIA.[5]
At APIA Leichhardt, Blagojevic spent three seasons, playing 37 times in theNational Soccer League (NSL).[6]
In 1991 he moved toMarconi Stallions, where he featured in 26 league matches during the 1991–92 NSL season.[6]
Blagojevic moved to Belgium in 1992 withGerminal Ekeren on a A$300,000 transfer deal. He played 13 league games in the 1992–93 season before leaving early in March 1993.[6][7]
In 1993, he moved toSC Heerenveen on a A$225,000 transfer deal. Blagojevic made one league appearance. Returning from a knee injury, he was given the choice of returning to the first team via the reserves but chose to go on loan back in Australia.[6]
Ahead of the 1994–95 season, Blagojevic joinedHeidelberg United on a A$7,500 one-year loan deal.[8] He played eight times for Heidelberg before a knee injury led to a knee reconstruction.[9]
In 1995 Blagojevic moved toSydney Olympic, initially on a one-season loan from SC Heerenveen.[9][10][11]
In early 1998 he joinedJohor FC on a two-year deal with a A$40,000 transfer fee. He was released in December 1998.[12][13]
Blagojevic rejoined Sydney Olympic later that year, making a further 17 league appearances through 1999.[6]
He then spent two seasons withParramatta Power from 1999 to 2001, recording 43 league appearances and three goals.[6]
Blagojevic finished his NSL career atNewcastle United between 2001 and 2004, playing 57 league matches and scoring once.[6][14]
In January 2004, Blagojevic signed for Singaporean teamGeylang United where he played twice before being released in May 2004.[15][16][17]
In the 1992Olympic Games he was part of the Australia squad, playing in every game en route to a single goal loss toGhana in thebronze medal playoff.[18][19]
After retiring from playing, Blagojevic moved into coaching atBonnyrigg White Eagles before taking up a position with theBlacktown City Demons for the 2005–2006New South Wales Premier League season.
Blagojevic is currently the manager at Sydney Olympic Football Club, after taking over from Manny Spanoudakis, who was appointed as the club's technical director. During the 2008 season, Blagojevic lead Sydney Olympic to success in the Johnny Warren Cup and lead them to the final of the Tiger Turf Cup.
In 2006, he was an assistant coach on the first series of theAustraliantelevision seriesNerds FC.[20]
Australia
Milan Blagojevic, a player with a Serbian parentage
This follows the club's release of ex-Australia international Milan Blagojevic two weeks ago. The midfielder had played in only two games before a serious knee injury which he did not recover from.
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