Milan Babić (footballer) explained

Milan Babić
Fullname:Milan Babić
Birth Date:5 August 1955
Birth Place:Nakovo, SFR Yugoslavia
Position:Defender
Years1:1975–1977
Clubs1:Red Star Belgrade
Caps1:24
Goals1:0
Years2:1978
Clubs2:Radnik Bijeljina
Caps2:15
Goals2:1
Years3:1978–1980
Clubs3:Napredak Kruševac
Caps3:59
Goals3:6
Years4:1980
Clubs4:Partizan
Caps4:13
Goals4:0
Years5:1981–1983
Clubs5:Napredak Kruševac
Caps5:56
Goals5:1
Years6:1984–1985
Clubs6:Vojvodina
Caps6:18
Goals6:1
Years7:1985–1986
Clubs7:Béziers
Caps7:34
Goals7:0
Years8:1986–1990
Clubs8:Montceau Bourgogne
Caps8:90
Goals8:2

Milan Babić (; born 5 August 1955) is a Serbian retired footballer known for having played for the three major Serbian clubs; Red Star, Partizan and Vojvodina.

Career

Born in Nakovo,[1] in municipality of Kikinda, in SR Serbia, back at that time still within Yugoslavia, Babić started playing as defender with powerhouse Red Star Belgrade.[2] He made his debut in the 1975–76 Yugoslav First League and left Red Star at winter-break of 1977–78 season to play the second half of season with FK Radnik Bijeljina in the 1977–78 Yugoslav Second League.[1]

In summer 1978 he joined FK Napredak Kruševac at time playing in the Yugoslav First League. Babić will marked an entire period of Napredak as he will play in the club since the late 1970s till the mid 1980s.[3] His performances with Napredak at top level were so solid that he was brought by the other Yugoslav powerhouse, FK Partizan,[3] to play in the first half of the 1980–81 Yugoslav First League.[4] At winter-break he returned to Napredak to help them avoid relegation, however the club failed. Despite that, Babić stay at Napredak three more years playing in the Yugoslav Second League, all the way till the winter-break of 1983–84 season, when he was signed by FK Vojvodina, thus making his return to the First League.[3]

After a season and a half at Vojvodina, Babić accepted a move abroad, signing in summer 1985 with French Ligue 2 side AS Béziers Hérault.[5] After a season with Béziers, his spell in France was followed by four more seasons at French second level, by playing with FC Montceau Bourgogne.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. "Asovi Yu fudbala", page 22
  2. http://www.redstarbelgrade.info/statistika/tim/player/223.html Milan Babić
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20090304123431/http://www.zerodic.com/autor/fudbal_1945-1992/igraci/igraci_b.htm Stats from Yugoslav First and Second leagues
  4. http://www.sr.partizan.rs/istorija-kluba/igraci-od-1945-do-danas/ All-time FK Partizan players
  5. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.milan.babic.153856.en.html Milan Babić
  6. http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/milan-babic/ Milan Babić
  7. http://www.zerozero.pt/player.php?id=345630&epoca_id=119 Milan Babić