Vladan Milojević Explained

Vladan Milojević
Fullname:Vladan Milojević
Birth Date:9 March 1970
Birth Place:Aranđelovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.82 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Red Star Belgrade (Manager)
Youthyears1:1986–1989
Youthclubs1:Red Star Belgrade
Years1:1990–1993
Clubs1:Radnički Beograd
Caps1:57
Goals1:10
Years2:1993–1994
Clubs2:PAS Giannina
Caps2:29
Goals2:6
Years3:1994–1995
Clubs3:Kalamata
Caps3:36
Goals3:1
Years4:1996
Clubs4:Red Star Belgrade
Caps4:13
Goals4:0
Years5:1996–1997
Clubs5:Apollon Smyrnis
Caps5:29
Goals5:3
Years6:1997–2000
Clubs6:Panathinaikos
Caps6:61
Goals6:5
Years7:2000–2003
Clubs7:Iraklis
Caps7:69
Goals7:3
Years8:2003
Clubs8:Akratitos
Caps8:9
Goals8:1
Years9:2004
Clubs9:Apollon Smyrnis
Caps9:11
Goals9:0
Totalcaps:314
Totalgoals:29
Manageryears1:2006–2007
Managerclubs1:Čukarički (assistant)
Manageryears2:2010–2011
Managerclubs2:Red Star Belgrade (youth)
Manageryears3:2011
Managerclubs3:Javor Ivanjica
Manageryears4:2012–2015
Managerclubs4:Čukarički
Manageryears5:2015–2016
Managerclubs5:Omonia
Manageryears6:2016–2017
Managerclubs6:Panionios
Manageryears7:2017–2019
Managerclubs7:Red Star Belgrade
Manageryears8:2020–2021
Managerclubs8:Al-Ahli
Manageryears9:2021
Managerclubs9:AEK Athens
Manageryears10:2021–2022
Managerclubs10:Al-Ettifaq
Manageryears11:2022–2023
Managerclubs11:APOEL
Manageryears12:2023
Managerclubs12:Apollon Limassol
Manageryears13:2023–
Managerclubs13:Red Star Belgrade

Vladan Milojević (; born 9 March 1970) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. He is currently the coach of Serbian Super League team Red Star Belgrade.

Playing career

Born in Aranđelovac, Milojević joined the youth system of Red Star Belgrade in 1986, before making his senior debuts with Bečej. He then spent three seasons with Radnički Beograd (1990–1993), playing together with Darko Tešović and Zdenko Muf. In the summer of 1993, Milojević moved to Greece, alongside Muf, and joined PAS Giannina.[1] He also played for Kalamata, again with Muf, before returning to his homeland and joining his parent club Red Star Belgrade in early 1996. Six months later, Milojević returned to Greece and signed with Apollon Smyrnis. He spent one season at the club, before switching to Panathinaikos and remaining there for the next three years.[2] Subsequently, Milojević spent three seasons at Iraklis (2000–2003). He also played at Akratitos for six months, before spending the final six months of his career at his former club Apollon Smyrnis.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Milojević worked in the youth setups at Iraklis and Red Star Belgrade. He won the national championship with the latter's under-18 team in the 2010–11 season. In June 2011, Milojević was appointed manager of Serbian SuperLiga side Javor Ivanjica, but left the club after three months.

In February 2012, Milojević took charge at Serbian First League club Čukarički.[3] He led them to promotion to the top flight in 2013. Two years later, Milojević won his first trophy as a manager when Čukarički defeated Partizan 1–0 in the 2014–15 Serbian Cup final.[4] He left the club by mutual consent in October 2015.[5]

In November 2015, Milojević was appointed manager of Cypriot club Omonia.[6] He left the position in May 2016.[7] In August 2016, Milojević took charge at Greek side Panionios.[8] He parted ways with the club at the end of the season.

In June 2017, Milojević became manager of Red Star Belgrade. He won the league in his first season in charge and led them to the UEFA Europa League knockout stage.

In the 2018–19 season, Milojević became the first manager to lead Red Star Belgrade to the UEFA Champions League group stage, having survived three qualifying rounds to eventually beat FC Red Bull Salzburg in the playoff round by 2–2 on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade caused one of the biggest upsets of that UEFA Champions League season by defeating the later winner of the season Liverpool at home with 2–0.[9]

In the 2019–20 season, Milojević again managed to reach the UEFA Champions League group stage after defeating some tough opponents in the likes of København and Young Boys. On 19 December 2019, Milojevic announced his resignation as manager of Red Star Belgrade even though the team is 11 points clear in the Serbian league.[10]

On 28 February 2020, Milojević signed a –year contract with Saudi Professional League club Al-Ahli.[11]

On 3 June 2021, Milojević signed a 2–year contract with Super League Greece club AEK Athens.

On 17 October 2021, Milojević signed a 2-year contract with Saudi Professional League club Al-Ettifaq.[12] He was sacked on 1 March 2022 with the team sitting in the relegation zone.[13]

On 5 October 2022, Milojević returned to Cyprus, becoming the new manager of Cypriot First Division club APOEL. He left after a second place finish in the 2022–23 season.

On 31 August 2023, Milojević became the manager of another Cypriot club, Apollon Limassol..On December 5, Milojevic resigned as coach due to poor results.

On December 22, 2023, Milojevic returned to Red Star Belgrade after 4 years and signed a multi-year contract.

Personal life

Milojević is the father of Greek youth international Nemanja Milojević.[14] He is also the younger brother of fellow manager and former footballer Goran Milojević and uncle of footballer Stefan Milojević.[15]

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecord
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Javor IvanjicaJune 2011September 2011
ČukaričkiFebruary 2012October 2015
OmoniaNovember 2015May 2016
PanioniosAugust 2016June 2017
Red Star BelgradeJune 2017December 2019
Al-AhliFebruary 2020March 2021
AEK AthensMay 2021October 2021
Al-EttifaqOctober 2021March 2022
APOELOctober 2022June 2023
31 August 20233 December 2023
Red Star Belgrade22 December 2023 Present
Total

Honours

Player

Red Star Belgrade

Manager

Čukarički

Red Star Belgrade

2023–24

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Foreign Players in Greece 1999/00-2001/02 . . 23 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Από τον Βλάνταν στον Μπουμσόνγκ . el . leoforos.gr . 27 July 2010 . 15 December 2010.
  3. Web site: Čukarički dobija novog vlasnika . sr . mondo.rs . 7 February 2012 . 23 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Čukarički make history with Serbian Cup success . uefa.com . 20 May 2015 . 23 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Milojević posle Partizana napušta Čukarički . sr . b92.net . 2 October 2015 . 23 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Ομόνοια: Και επίσημα Μιλόγεβιτς . el . sigmalive.com . 11 November 2015 . 27 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Ομόνοια: Τέλος κι επίσημα . el . kathimerini.com.cy . 19 May 2016 . 27 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Ανακοίνωση ΠΑΕ ΠΑΝΙΩΝΙΟΣ ΓΣΣ . el . panioniosfc.gr . 11 August 2016 . 11 January 2017.
  9. Web site: Crvena zvezda-Liverpool 2019 History UEFA Champions League . UEFA.com.
  10. Web site: Red Star Belgrade manager quits with team top of league. www.msn.com. 2019-12-20.
  11. Web site: VLADAN OD ARABIJE: Milojević zvanično trener Al Ahlija u kome nastupa Marin! Zvezdin tandem ponovo na okupu . kurir.rs . 28 February 2020 . sr.
  12. Web site: الاتفاق يتعاقد مع المدرب الصربي فلادان ميلويفيتش حتى 2022/23 .
  13. Web site: الاتفاق ينهي علاقته بمدرب الفريق "فلادان" .
  14. Web site: Sin Vladana Milojevića tema dana u Atini: Zašto sam izabrao Grčku i šta mi je otac sve rekao zbog toga (VIDEO) . sr . telegraf.rs . 18 April 2018 . 22 October 2018.
  15. Web site: JAVIO SE BRAT VLADANA MILOJEVIĆA: Iz Zvezde prešao u Partizan, a sada je jedini srpski trener u ligi Crne Gore! . sr . espreso.rs . 11 October 2018 . 22 October 2018.
  16. Web site: A ko drugi? . sr . mozzartsport.com . 14 May 2018 . 15 May 2018.