Milan Blagojevic (soccer)

Australian retired soccer player

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Milan BlagojevićPersonal information

Full name|  Milan Blagojević
Date of birth|  (1969-12-24) 24 December 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth|  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Position(s)|  Defender
Youth career
|  Bonnyrigg White Eagles
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1986–1989|  Avala Sports Club|  |
1989–1991|  APIA Leichhardt|  59|  (0)
1991–1992|  Marconi Stallions|  26|  (0)
1992–1993|  Germinal Ekeren|  13|  (0)
1993–1994|  SC Heerenveen|  1|  (0)
1994–1995|  Heidelberg United|  8|  (0)
1995–1997|  Sydney Olympic|  45|  (0)
1998|  Johor FA|  |
1998–1999|  Sydney Olympic|  17|  (0)
1999–2001|  Parramatta Power|  43|  (3)
2001–2004|  Newcastle United|  57|  (1)
International career‡
1989|  Australia U-20|  |
1992|  Australia U-23|  |
1991–2002|  Australia|  19|  (0)
Managerial career
2005|  Bonnyrigg White Eagles
2006|  Blacktown City Demons
2007|  Blacktown City Demons (Assistant)
2008–2009|  Sydney Olympic

Medal record

Representing  Australia
Men's Association football
OFC Nations Cup
Winner | 1996 Oceania |
Runner-up | 2002 New Zealand |

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 May 2007

Milan Blagojević (born 24 December 1969 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian retired soccer player.

## Early life

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Milan is of Serbian descent and always aspired to be a professional footballer. He attended Cabramatta High School in the eighties before becoming a professional after stints with Serbian-Australian club Avala now known as Bonnyrigg White Eagles.

## Playing career

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During a long and distinguished professional career, Blagojevic 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 FA (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.

## Post-athletic career

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After retiring from playing, Blagojevic 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.

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

## Honours

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Australia

* OFC Nations Cup: 1996,;[1] runner-up 2002[2]

## Notes

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## External links

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* OzFootball profile
* Milan Blagojevic – FIFA competition record (archived)

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Australia football squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – fourth place

* 1 Filan
* 2 Blagojevic
* 3 Longo
* 4 Zelic (c)
* 5 Murphy
* 6 Vidmar
* 7 Gibson
* 8 Okon
* 9 Arambasic
* 10 Slifkas
* 11 Markovski
* 12 Mori
* 13 Veart
* 14 Refenes
* 15 Popovic
* 16 Seal
* 17 Hasler
* 18 Corica
* 19 Maloney
* 20 Bosnich
* Coach: Thomson

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Australia squad – 1996 OFC Nations Cup winners (2nd title)

* GK Juric
* GK Kalac
* DF Blagojevic
* DF Hooker
* DF Ivanović
* DF Popovic
* DF Tobin
* MF Bingley
* MF Cranney
* MF Enes
* MF Foster
* MF Marth
* MF Polak
* MF Tapai
* MF Tiatto
* MF Wade (c)
* FW Edwards
* FW Markovski
* FW Mori
* FW Spink
* FW Spiteri
* FW Trajanovski
* FW Trimboli
* Coach: Thomson & Blanco

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Australia squad – 2002 OFC Nations Cup runners-up

* 1 Petkovic
* 2 De Amicis
* 3 North
* 4 Duraković
* 5 Horvat
* 6 Kisnorbo
* 7 Middleby
* 8 Porter
* 9 Mori (c)
* 10 Despotovski
* 11 Chipperfield
* 12 Pondeljak
* 13 Blagojevic
* 14 Costanzo
* 15 Milicic
* 16 Trimboli
* 17 Juric
* 18 Anastasiadis
* Coach: Farina

1. ^ "Oceania Nations Cup 1996". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
2. ^ "Oceania Nations Cup 2002". Retrieved 14 October 2024.

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