Milan Gašić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Гашић; born 13 November 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender who plays for Trayal Kruševac.[2] He is well known for being a son of former Serbian Minister of Defence Bratislav Gašić.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milan Gašić | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Kruševac, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trayal Kruševac | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Napredak Kruševac | |||
| Trayal Kruševac | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Jedinstvo Mudrakovac | ||
| 2012–2013 | Zemun | ||
| 2014–2015 | Mladost Lučani | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Napredak Kruševac | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Temnić (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Borac Čačak | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Kolubara (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | Trayal Kruševac | 28 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2018 | |||
Club career
Early years
Milan played with youth categories of Trayal[3] and Napredak Kruševac.[4] Later he played in a lower ranked league, for local club Jedinstvo[5] from Mudrakovac.[6][7][8] He was also with Zemun, during the time of Goran Bunjevčević.[8] Later he made a six months break to recover an injury.[9] At the beginning of 2014, he was on 2 days trial at Red Star Belgrade,[3] but he left the third day because of political reasons.[4][10] Later he signed for Mladost Lučani.[11]
Mladost Lučani
Gašić joined the club for the 2013–14 winter break off-season. He was given a place in the protocol several times as a reserve player. He was given a chance before the end of season, making 3 league caps with 2 starts.[12] Playing with Mladost Lučani, he won the Serbian First League and made a promotion in the Serbian SuperLiga.[13][14]
During the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga campaign, Gašić was mostly sitting on the bench. He made his first appearance in the season in a cup match against Čukarički, played on 24 September 2014.[15] In the mid-season, Gašić suffered an ankle joint injury, after which he missed a period.[16] He made his Serbian SuperLiga debut for Mladost in 28 fixture match against OFK Beograd, played on 13 May 2015, when he replaced Nebojša Gavrić at 73 minute.[17] 5 minutes later, he made penalty for opponent team, and got the yellow card after one start on Ivica Jovanović at the penalty box.[18] He played all 90 minutes in 29 fixture match, in win against Radnički Niš,[19] and also had a solid role against Red Star Belgrade in the last fixture of SuperLiga.[20] After the end of season, Gašić left the club.
Napredak Kruševac
Gašić had signed with OFK Beograd in summer 2015,[21] but he changed his mind in short time, so he returned in his home town and joined Napredak Kruševac.[22] He made one-year deal with Napredak.[23] During the first half of 2015–16 season, Gašić was in protocol once time, for the 2nd Serbian First League fixture.[24] In the winter break off-season he was with team in Antalya, where played some friendly matches, but later he left the club.[25] For the spring half of 2015–16 season, Gašić was loaned to Serbian League East side Temnić,[12] where he stayed until the end of contract with Napredak.[26]
Borac Čačak
In summer 2016, Gašić moved to Borac Čačak, training with club and playing several friendly matches during the pre-season.[27][28] After many injuries in defence line, Gašić signed a contract with club at the beginning of August 2016, and made his debut for new club in 3rd fixture match of the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga season, against Voždovac.[29] In last days of the summer transfer window 2016, Gašić moved to Serbian First League side Kolubara on a six-month loan deal, where he failed to make a single league appearance.[30]
Trayal
At the beginning of 2017, Gašić returned to Trayal, training with the club until the end of West Zone campaign.[31] As he already appeared with 2 different clubs during the same season, he failed to play any official matches due to propositions. After the club captain Goran Rakić retired from playing football in summer 2017,[32] Gašić started the 2017–18 season in the Serbian League East with an armband.[33] He had been directly sent off in last minute of the home match against Jedinstvo Paraćin in 10th fixture of the campaign, which was his first red card as a senior.[34] Returning to the squad, he scored the first goal in the career on 11 November 2017, from direct free kick, being nominated for a man of the match against Prva Petoletka.[35] He was elected for the best on the field in the next fixture match, scoring a twice in 2–1 victory over Sinđelić Niš,[36] after which he was also awarded as the player of the week in the Serbian League East by Sportski žurnal.[37] Beside the captain's role, Gašić has also performed as a director of football in the club.[38] After beating FK Jastrebac from Veliki Šiljegovac in final match of the Kruševac City Cup on 19 April 2018, Gašić won his first trophy as a captain of FK Trayal.[39] On 26 April 2018, Gašić scored 4 goals including two realised penalty kicks in 11–0 victory over Juhor Obrež in semifinal match of the Rasina District Cup.[40] Beating Župa, Gašić also won a Rasina District Cup trophy with the club on 9 May 2018.[41] Several days later, Gašić scored in 1–1 away draw to Jedinstvo Paraćin.[42] Later, for the rest of season, Gašić also realised 2 penalty kicks in matches against Ozren Sokobanja[43] and Car Konstantin.[44] Winning the first place in the Serbian League East, Gašić made a promotion to the Serbian First League for the 2018–19 campaign.[45]
At the beginning of the 2018–19 season with Trayal, Gašić scored in semi-final cup match of the Southern and Eastern Serbia, against Zaplanjac.[46] One week later, Gašić won the competition after 1–1 draw and penalty shoot-out against Moravac Mrštane at the Surdulica City Stadium.[47]
Style of play
Standing at 6-foot-3-inches (1.90 m), Gašić is a right-footed footballer who usually operates as a centre-back.[48] While with Trayal, Gašić is affirmed as one of the best marked defenders in the Serbian League East,[37] when he was also characterized as a player with leadership and captaincy role.[38] Gašić is also an accurate free-kick[35][49] and penalty taker.[37][43][44][50][51] Gašić has also been used as a centre forward in some occasions under manager Miljojko Gošić.[52]
Personal life & controversies
Gašić has been known followed by media since was announced he joined Red Star Belgrade on trial. After publishing an information he is a middle son of former Serbian Minister of Defence Bratislav Gašić, club's fans send a message against his signing.[53] Moving to Mladost Lučani, he became a target of speculation about the involvement of politics in his career again.[54] Gašić personally described his father many times as his idol and great support in life.[55] Milan has two brothers, Vladan and Nikola, who also involved in football.[56] Outside of the football, Gašić owns a gym, for which said he had built it without anyone's help.[57]
Career statistics
- As of 26 August 2018[58]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mladost Lučani | 2013–14 | Serbian First League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Serbian SuperLiga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Napredak Kruševac | 2015–16 | Serbian First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temnić (loan) | 2015–16[12] | Serbian League East | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Borac Čačak | 2016–17 | Serbian SuperLiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kolubara (loan) | 2016–17 | Serbian First League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Trayal | 2016–17[31] | Zone League West | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[59] | Serbian League East | 25 | 6 | — | — | 3[b] | 4 | 28 | 10 | |||
| 2018–19[60] | Serbian First League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 28 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 33 | 11 | ||||
| Career total | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 5 | 48 | 11 | |||
Honours
- Mladost Lučani
- Napredak Kruševac
- Trayal Kruševac
- Serbian League East: 2017–18[45]
References
External links
- Milan Gašić stats at utakmica.rs
- Milan Gašić at FootballDatabase.eu
- Milan Gašić at WorldFootball.net