.jpg) Milošević in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1973-09-02)2 September 1973 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Bijeljina,SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Proleter Ruhotina-Johovac | |||
| Podrinje Janja | |||
| 1989–1992 | Partizan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Partizan | 98 | (65) |
| 1995–1998 | Aston Villa | 90 | (29) |
| 1998–2000 | Zaragoza | 72 | (38) |
| 2000–2004 | Parma | 31 | (9) |
| 2002 | →Zaragoza (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | →Espanyol (loan) | 34 | (12) |
| 2003–2004 | →Celta (loan) | 37 | (14) |
| 2004–2007 | Osasuna | 82 | (21) |
| 2008 | Rubin Kazan | 16 | (3) |
| Total | 476 | (197) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2008 | Serbia[note 1] | 102 | (37) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Partizan | ||
| 2021 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| 2023–2024 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| 2024 | Partizan | ||
| 2025 | Nassaji Mazandaran | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Savo Milošević (Serbian Cyrillic:Саво Милошевић,pronounced[sǎːʋomilǒːʃeʋitɕ]; born 2 September 1973) is a Serbian professionalfootball manager and formerplayer.
A formerforward, he signed for English clubAston Villa after making a name for himself at Partizan. He would go on to spend the vast majority of his career in Spain, where he amassedLa Liga totals of 91 goals in 241 games forZaragoza,Espanyol,Celta andOsasuna. Over the course of his 16-year professional career, Milošević played for eight clubs and scored over 220 goals in nearly 600 official appearances.
At the international level, Milošević played for thenational team of FR Yugoslavia (later renamed Serbia and Montenegro)[1] andSerbia, making over 100caps for both teams combined. He appeared in twoWorld Cups and oneEuropean Championship, at which he earned theGolden Boot at Euro 2000.
Milošević started playing football at the age of six[2] and spent his youth in theDrina Valley. At the age of 14, he was spotted byPartizan scouts, who convinced the club to secure his transfer for 5,000Deutsche Mark.[3]
In 1992, Milošević made his senior debut for Partizan, scoring 14 goals in 31 games during his first season at the club. He went on to score an impressive 21 and 30league goals in his next two seasons respectively – competition-bests in both years – as theBelgrade-based club won back-to-back national championships, including thedouble in the1993–94 season.
In the summer of 1995, thenAston Villa managerBrian Little bought Milošević from Partizan for £3.5 million, a club record at the time. His spell in England lasted three seasons, during which time he earned the tabloid nickname "Miss-a-lot-ević" owing to his frequent goalscoring dry spells.[4]
However, Milošević did score 33 goals in 117 games for Villa[5] (29 in thePremier League), including one in the1996 Football League Cup final, a 3–0 win againstLeeds United.[6]
Milošević signed forLa Liga clubReal Zaragoza in 1998 for £8.5 million, again recording some impressive goalscoring performances, notably netting 21 in the1999–2000 season as the team secured fourth place.[7]
After rediscovering his form in Spain, Milošević joinedParma in the summer of 2000 for €25 million.[8][9] He was a regular starter in hisfirst season in Italy, playing in 21 out of 34 Serie A matches and scoring 8 goals; in thenext season, however, he was sparingly used.
Milošević was loaned back to Spain in January 2002, re-joining his former club Zaragoza to replaceBlackburn Rovers-boundYordi.[10] He scored six times during his second spell, finishing as the club's joint top scorer[11] – alongside Yordi andRoberto Acuña. His second spell at Zaragoza ended unsuccessfully, with the clubeventually relegated.
In the2002–03 campaign, Milošević played forEspanyol on loan,[12] again finishing as his team's top scorer but narrowly escaping relegation, a fate that would befall himthe following year withCelta de Vigo. Milošević was able to help Celtareach the round-of-16 in their first ever appearance in theUEFA Champions League, with his one goal in seven appearances in the competition coming in a 3–2 group stage home win againstAjax.[13]
In mid-July 2004, aged 30, Milošević signed a three-year contract with another Spanish top flight club,Osasuna.[14] Inhis second season with theNavarrese, he scored 11 goals in 32 games to help the teamqualify for the Champions League. Though Milošević failed to score in ten appearances in the subsequentUEFA Cupsemi-final run, he did provide twoassists in a 3–0 away win againstBayer Leverkusen in the first leg of the quarter-final (which Osasuna won 4–0 on aggregate).[15]
In the summer of 2007, Milošević's contract expired and he left Osasuna after three seasons at the club. He took an eight-month break from competitive football, during which – in October 2007 – he had a trial withMajor League Soccer'sToronto FC with a view of signing with them for the2008 season.[16] The deal fell through and, on 8 March 2008, he agreed terms withRubin Kazan prior to the start of theRussian Premier Leaguecampaign.[17]
On 2 November 2008, Milošević scored the decisive goal for Rubin in a game againstSaturn Ramenskoye, securing the team their first ever national championship.[18] He retired shortly afterwards, aged 35.
Milošević represented theYugoslavia under-21 national team at the1992 Toulon Tournament, reaching the final with the team.[19] He later earned 102caps forSerbia, making his international debut for the nation (then named Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) on 23 December 1994, in a 2–0friendly loss toBrazil. Milošević scored 37 goals for his country over the course of a 14-year international career.[20]
After appearing in two games at the1998 FIFA World Cup,[21] Milošević scored five goals atUEFA Euro 2000, earning him theGolden Boot, an award he shared with Dutch forwardPatrick Kluivert.[22]
Milošević made his 100th international appearance on 16 June 2006 during theFIFA World Cup in Germany, in a 6–0 group stage loss againstArgentina, becoming the first Serbian player to reach this milestone.[23] As a formal farewell from international football, he was called up for a friendly withBulgaria on 19 November 2008, scoring twice and missing twopenalties in a 6–1 win before beingreplaced byDragan Mrđa.
From 2011 to 2012, Milošević was an assistant manager toBranko Brnović at theMontenegro national team.
On 27 March 2019, Milošević was named by the board of directors atPartizan as the club's new manager.[24] His first win as Partizan manager came on 3 April 2019, beatingČukarički 3–2 at home.[25]
In Milošević's firstEternal derby as manager of Partizan, his team suffered a 2–1 away loss toRed Star Belgrade, withRicardo Gomes's 90th-minute strike proving only a consolation.[26]
At the end ofhis first season in charge, Milošević succeeded in qualifying Partizan for the2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds,[27] and on 23 May 2019, won his first managerial trophy as his side beat Red Star Belgrade 1–0 in the2018–19 Serbian Cup final, courtesy of aBojan Ostojić goal.[28]
In July and August 2019, Partizan secured their ninth participation in the group stages of theUEFA Europa League.[29] Under Milošević's leadership, Partizan knocked-outConnah's Quay Nomads,[30]Yeni Malatyaspor[31] andMolde[32] in the qualifiers. On 30 August, Partizan was drawn in toGroup L of the2019–20 UEFA Europa League, alongsideManchester United,Astana andAZ Alkmaar.[33]
On 16 June 2021, Milošević was named new manager ofSlovenian PrvaLiga sideOlimpija Ljubljana.[34] He left the club less than four months later, on 10 October 2021.[35]
On 29 September 2023, Milošević was appointed as the new head coach of theBosnia and Herzegovina national team.[36][37] He was victorious in his first game in charge againstLiechtenstein in aUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match on 13 October 2023.[38] Milošević suffered his first defeat againstPortugal on 16 October; Bosnia and Herzegovina lost the game 5–0 atBilino Polje, the biggest defeat in its history on home ground.[39]
Milošević's contract expired on 21 March 2024, following the country's defeat againstUkraine in theUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs.[40] On 16 April 2024, it was officially announced that the contract would not be extended.[41][42]
In late September 2024, Milošević returned to Partizan succeedingAleksandar Stanojević.[43]
Milošević was born into anethnic Serb family in theSemberija city ofBijeljina and was raised inJohovac,Republic of Srpska, both in present-dayBosnia and Herzegovina, the then-SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,SFR Yugoslavia,[2] where he lived with a younger brother Andrija (1975–2013) and younger sister Cvijeta "Mira".[44] He also holdsBosnian citizenship.[45] Milošević's mother died in 2000 from cancer;[3] he has paternal ancestry from the large Milošević brotherhood of theVasojevići tribe in northeasternMontenegro, and was a relative ofSlobodan Milošević.[3]
Milošević was a political supporter of theDemocratic Party led byBoris Tadić, having supported it since 1993 after meeting withZoran Đinđić and officially becoming a member in 2003.[3] He took part in the1996–97 protests and the5 October overthrow.[3]
Milošević was married to Vesna, with whom he has two sons and a daughter. One of his sons,Nikola, was also a footballer.[2] Since 2017 he has been in a relationship with Serbian cellist Natalija Tipsarević. On 11 June 2011, his father Stevan (1953–2011) was shot in the chest and killed in the family house inGlavičice by his grandfather Savo (1928–2012), after a family row; the latter was later detained.[46][47]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partizan | 1992–93 | First League of FR Yugoslavia | 31 | 14 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 39 | 17 | ||
| 1993–94 | First League of FR Yugoslavia | 32 | 21 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 41 | 28 | |||
| 1994–95 | First League of FR Yugoslavia | 35 | 30 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 39 | 34 | |||
| Total | 98 | 65 | 21 | 14 | — | — | 119 | 79 | ||||
| Aston Villa | 1995–96 | Premier League | 37 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 49 | 14 | |
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 30 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 10 | |
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | 32 | 9 | |
| Total | 90 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 117 | 33 | ||
| Zaragoza | 1998–99 | La Liga | 35 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 18 | ||
| 1999–2000 | La Liga | 37 | 21 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 22 | |||
| Total | 72 | 38 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 79 | 40 | ||||
| Parma | 2000–01 | Serie A | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | 5[a] | 2 | 31 | 12 | |
| 2001–02 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 6[b] | 1 | 19 | 3 | ||
| Total | 31 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | 50 | 15 | |||
| Zaragoza (loan) | 2001–02 | La Liga | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | |||
| Espanyol (loan) | 2002–03 | La Liga | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 12 | ||
| Celta (loan) | 2003–04 | La Liga | 37 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | 9[c] | 1 | 51 | 16 | |
| Osasuna | 2004–05 | La Liga | 27 | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | La Liga | 32 | 11 | — | — | 2[a] | 1 | 34 | 12 | |||
| 2006–07 | La Liga | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 12[d] | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
| Total | 82 | 21 | 8 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | 104 | 22 | |||
| Rubin Kazan | 2008 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 476 | 197 | 61 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 588 | 226 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR Yugoslavia | 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 7 | 5 | |
| 1997 | 9 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 12 | 6 | |
| 2001 | 8 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 9 | 1 | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2003 | 10 | 1 |
| 2004 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | |
| Serbia | 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 102 | 37 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 January 1995 | Hong Kong Stadium,So Kon Po, Hong Kong |  Hong Kong XI | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1995 Lunar New Year Cup |
| 2 | 3–1 | |||||
| 3 | 31 March 1995 | Red Star Stadium,Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 29 September 1995 | Toumba Stadium,Thessaloniki, Greece |  Greece | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 24 April 1996 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia |  Faroe Islands | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 2 June 1996 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia |  Malta | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 6 October 1996 | Svangaskarð,Toftir, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 8–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 4–1 | |||||
| 9 | 5–1 | |||||
| 10 | 10 February 1997 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Hong Kong XI | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1997 Lunar New Year Cup |
| 11 | 2 April 1997 | Letná Stadium,Prague, Czech Republic |  Czech Republic | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 11 October 1997 | National Stadium,Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 29 October 1997 | Stadion Albert Flórián,Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary | 7–0 | 7–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 15 November 1997 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | Hungary | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15 | 29 May 1998 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia |  Nigeria | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 16 | 23 September 1998 | Castelão,São Luís, Brazil |  Brazil | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 17 | 10 February 1999 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualification |
| 18 | 8 June 1999 | Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece | Malta | 2–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualification |
| 19 | 4–1 | |||||
| 20 | 8 September 1999 | Philip II Arena,Skopje, Macedonia |  Macedonia | 1–0 | 4–2 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualification |
| 21 | 13 June 2000 | Stade du Pays de Charleroi,Charleroi, Belgium |  Slovenia | 1–3 | 3–3 | UEFA Euro 2000 |
| 22 | 2–3 | |||||
| 23 | 18 June 2000 | Stade Maurice Dufrasne,Liège, Belgium |  Norway | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 |
| 24 | 21 June 2000 | Jan Breydel Stadium,Bruges, Belgium |  Spain | 1–0 | 3–4 | UEFA Euro 2000 |
| 25 | 25 June 2000 | Feijenoord Stadion,Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Netherlands | 1–6 | 1–6 | UEFA Euro 2000 |
| 26 | 3 September 2000 | Stade Josy Barthel,Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 27 | 28 March 2001 | Bežigrad Stadium,Ljubljana, Slovenia | Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 28 | 6 June 2001 | Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 29 | 1 September 2001 | St. Jakob-Park,Basel, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 30 | 6 October 2001 | Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | Luxembourg | 4–2 | 6–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 31 | 5–2 | |||||
| 32 | 13 February 2002 | Chase Field,Phoenix, United States |  Mexico | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 33 | 11 October 2003 | Millennium Stadium,Cardiff, Wales |  Wales | 2–1 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualification |
| 34 | 11 July 2004 | Hakata no Mori Stadium,Fukuoka, Japan |  Slovakia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2004 Kirin Cup |
| 35 | 13 October 2004 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro |  San Marino | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 36 | 19 November 2008 | Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia |  Bulgaria | 3–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 37 | 4–1 |
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Partizan | 27 March 2019 | 1 September 2020 | 67 | 43 | 8 | 16 | 064.18 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 16 June 2021 | 10 October 2021 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 050.00 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 September 2023 | 21 March 2024 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 020.00 |
| Partizan | 27 September 2024 | 2 December 2024 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 075.00 |
| Nassaji Mazandaran | 28 January 2025 | 12 April 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 020.00 |
| Total | 106 | 60 | 15 | 31 | 056.60 | ||
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