- Milan Janković (footballer born 1959)
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Milan Janković Personal information Date of birth 31 December 1959 Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1978–1980 Maribor 45 (9) 1980–1987 Red Star 151 (20) 1987–1988 Real Madrid 38 (4) 1988–1990 Anderlecht 36 (6) National team 1986–1989 Yugoslavia 12 (1) Teams managed 2003–2005 Tonga * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Milan Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Јанковић; born 31 December 1959 in Belgrade, Serbia) is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Club career
After starting out at modest NK Maribor, Janković moved to country giants Red Star Belgrade, being an important member as the capital side won two leagues and as many cups – he also missed the entire 1982–83 season due to injury.
Aged 27, in late January 1987, Janković was allowed to leave his country, joining La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid, and being a starter in most of his first full season, teaming up in midfield with Rafael Gordillo, Míchel and Rafael Martín Vázquez in support of strikers Emilio Butragueño and Hugo Sánchez, as the Merengues won the league with 95 goals scored.
Janković closed out his career in 1990 at the age of 30, after two seasons with R.S.C. Anderlecht in Belgium.
International career
Janković won 12 caps for Yugoslavia in three years, but did not attend any major international tournament. He scored on his debut, a 2–4 friendly loss with Brazil, on 30 April 1986.
In the 2000s, Janković coached the Tonga national football team.
Post-retirement
The year after retiring, Janković emigrated to Australia, settling down in far North Queensland with his Cairns-born wife.[1] There, he played some Futsal with Kunzi.
References
- ^ Real Madrid legend aims for A-League; FourFourTwo, 22 April 2009
External links
- National team data (Serbian)
- BDFutbol profile
- Milan Janković (footballer born 1959) at National-Football-Teams.com
• 2 Pudar • 3 Janković • 4 Živković • 5 Juričko • 6 Elsner • 7 Đurovski • 8 Gudelj • 9 Radulović • 10 Baždarević • 11 Smajić • 13 Varga • 14 Milosavljević • 15 Čakalić • 16 Mitrović • 17 Mlinarić • 18 Čapljić • Coach: Toplak
Categories:- 1959 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Belgrade
- Yugoslav footballers
- Serbian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- NK Maribor players
- Red Star Belgrade footballers
- La Liga footballers
- Real Madrid C.F. players
- Belgian Pro League players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- Yugoslavia international footballers
- Serbian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Serbian football managers
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