Milovan Milović

Milovan Milović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Миловић; born 24 October 1980) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Milovan Milović
Personal information
Full nameMilovan Milović
Date of birth (1980-10-24) 24 October 1980 (age 43)
Place of birthIvanjica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Javor Ivanjica (assistant)
Youth career
Javor Ivanjica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2003Javor Ivanjica130(1)
2003–2007Partizan18(1)
2004Obilić (loan)11(0)
2006Javor Ivanjica (loan)11(1)
2006–2007Bežanija (loan)20(2)
2007–2010Javor Ivanjica70(4)
2008OFK Beograd (loan)5(0)
2010–2012Vojvodina13(0)
2011Dinamo Tirana (loan)15(0)
2011Javor Ivanjica (loan)13(1)
2012–2017Javor Ivanjica144(4)
Total450(14)
International career
2010Serbia1(0)
Managerial career
2018–2021Javor Ivanjica (assistant)
2018Javor Ivanjica (caretaker)
2021–2022Javor Ivanjica
2022–Javor Ivanjica (assistant)
2023Javor Ivanjica (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Throughout his playing career, Milović made over 400 appearances for Javor Ivanjica across all competitions.

Club career

Milović started out at his hometown club Javor Ivanjica at the age of 7.[1] He was promoted to the senior squad in 1999. During the next four seasons, Milović established himself as a first-team regular, helping them earn their first-ever promotion to the top flight in 2002. He was transferred to Partizan in June 2003,[2] spending half of his four-year contract on loan at other clubs, including spells with Obilić and Bežanija.

In the summer of 2007, Milović moved back to his former club Javor Ivanjica. He was later loaned to OFK Beograd in January 2008,[3] but appeared in just five league matches with the Romantičari, before returning to his parent club. In June 2010, Milović signed a two-year contract with Vojvodina. He then went abroad on loan to Albanian club Dinamo Tirana in January 2011.[4] Subsequently, Milović played for Javor Ivanjica in the first half of the 2011–12 season, before rejoining Vojvodina.

In the summer of 2012, Milović made another return to Javor Ivanjica. He captained the side to the 2015–16 Serbian Cup final, which ended in a 2–0 loss to Partizan.[5]

International career

Milović made one appearance for Serbia, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 away friendly win over Japan on 7 April 2010.[6][7]

Managerial career

In May 2018, after previously serving as an assistant to Vlado Jagodić, Milović was appointed caretaker manager of Javor Ivanjica until the end of the season.[8]

In May 2023, Milović was named caretaker manager of Javor Ivanjica for the second time in his career, replacing Mladen Dodić with one game left in the season,[9] and saved the club from relegation.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeague
AppsGoals
Javor Ivanjica2002–03330
Partizan2003–0400
2004–05151
2005–0630
Total181
Obilić (loan)2003–04110
Javor Ivanjica (loan)2005–06111
Bežanija (loan)2006–07202
Javor Ivanjica2007–08132
2008–09301
2009–10271
Total704
OFK Beograd (loan)2007–0850
Vojvodina2010–1160
2011–1270
Total130
Dinamo Tirana (loan)2010–11150
Javor Ivanjica (loan)2011–12131
Javor Ivanjica2012–13260
2013–14271
2014–15261
2015–16220
2016–17331
2017–18101
Total1444
Career total35313

Honours

Javor Ivanjica

Partizan

Dinamo Tirana

References