Milovan Ćirić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Ћирић; 12 February 1918 – 14 October 1986)[1] was a Yugoslav football coach and player. He was the last player to captain SK Jugoslavija and the first captain of Red Star Belgrade (1945–1947). In June 1947 Ćirić moved to city rivals Partizan (1947–1948). After finishing his career as a player, Ćirić embarked on a coaching career, firstly as the youth team manager for Partizan (1948–1951).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Austrian-occupied Serbia | ||
| Date of death | 14 October 1986 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death |
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Jugoslavija | |||
| 1945–1947 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 1947–1948 | Partizan | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1951–1953 | BSK | ||
| 1953–1954 | Partizan | ||
| 1954 | Yugoslavia | ||
| 1954–1957 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 1957–1958 | Lazio | ||
| 1959–1961 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1961–1963 | OFK Beograd | ||
| 1963–1964 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1964–1965 | OFK Beograd | ||
| 1965–1968 | Israel | ||
| 1968–1969 | Beşiktaş | ||
| 1969–1971 | Aris | ||
| 1973–1974 | Yugoslavia | ||
| 1974–1975 | Valencia | ||
| 1975–1976 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 1976 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | ||
| 1977 | Beşiktaş | ||
| 1978 | Aris | ||
| 1983–1985 | India | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career
editThroughout his long career he coached OFK Beograd (1951–1953),[2] Partizan (1953–1954), the Yugoslavian national team (from May to October 1954 as part of a five-man commission along with Branko Pešić, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Leo Lemešić and Franjo Wölfl as well as from December 1973 to July 1974 as part of another five-man commission featuring Miljan Miljanić, Milan Ribar, Sulejman Rebac and Tomislav Ivić), Red Star Belgrade (1954–1957, 1975–1976), Lazio (1957–1958), Hajduk Split (1958–1961, 1963–1964), OFK Beograd (1961–1963, 1964–1965), the Israel national football team (1965–1968), Beşiktaş (1968–1969), Aris (1969–1971), Valencia (1974–1975), the India national team[3][4] (1984–85), amongst others.
References
edit- ^ "Ficha de jugador: Gorín". Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ "1945-1992 - OFK BEOGRAD - Nezvanični sajt". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Books". Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Three): PK Banerjee – Amal Dutta – Nayeemuddin". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
External links
edit- Milovan Ćirić coach profile at mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Milovan Ćirić manager profile at BDFutbol
- Milovan Ćirić at WorldFootball.net
- Milovan Ćirić at Olympedia