Milan Blagojević

Football player infobox
playername = Milan Blagojević
fullname = Milan Blagojević


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|12|24
cityofbirth = Sydney, New South Wales
countryofbirth = Australia
height =
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Bonnyrigg White Eagles
years = 1986-1989
1989-1991
1991-1992
1992-1993
1993-1994
1994-1995
1995-1997
1998
1998-1999
1999-2001
2001-2004
clubs = Bonnyrigg White Eagles
APIA Leichardt
Marconi Stallions
Germinal Ekeren
SC Heerenveen
Heidelberg United
Sydney Olympic
Johor FC
Sydney Olympic
Parramatta Power
Newcastle United
caps(goals) =
59 (0)
26 (0)
13 (0)
01 (0)
08 (0)
45 (0)
17 (0)
43 (3)
57 (1)
nationalyears = 1989
1992
1991-2002
nationalteam = flagicon|Australia Australia U-20
flagicon|Australia Australia U-23
flagicon|Australia Australia
nationalcaps(goals) =
19 (0)
managerclubs = Blacktown City Demons
Blacktown City Demons (Assistant)
Sydney Olympic
manageryears = 2006
2007
2008-
pcupdate = 24 May 2007
ntupdate = 15 May 2007

Milan Blagojević (born 24th December 1969 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a retired Australian soccer player of Serbian descent.

Playing career

During a long and distinguished professional career, Blagojević made 31 appearances (19 in official FIFA matches) for the Socceroos, 255 National Soccer League appearances as well as playing overseas for Germinal Ekeren (Belgium), SC Heerenveen (Netherlands), Johor FC (Malaysia) and Singapore's Geylang United.

In the 1992 Olympic Games he was part of the Australian Olyroos squad, playing in every game en route to a single goal loss to Ghana in the bronze medal playoff.

Managerial career

After retiring from playing, Blagojević moved into coaching at Bonnyrigg White Eagles before taking up a position with the Blacktown City Demons for the 2005/2006 New South Wales Premier League season.

Blagojevic is currently the manager at Sydney Olympic Football Club, after taking over from Manny Spanoudakis, who was appointed as the club's technical director. During the 2008 season Blagojevic lead Sydney Olympic to success in the Johnny Warren Cup and lead them to the final of the Tiger Turf Cup.

Trivia

In 2006 he was an assistant coach on the first series of the Australian television series Nerds FC.

External links

* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/B/BIS.html Oz Football profile]