Milovan Obradović

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Milovan Obradović
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-05-04) 4 May 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth Blace, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1969–1974 Topličanin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1985 Radnički Niš 297 (5)
1985–1986 Vojvodina 14 (0)
Total 311 (5)
International career
1977–1978 Yugoslavia U21 4 (0)
1977 Yugoslavia 1 (0)
Medal record
Gold medal – first place UEFA Under-21 Championship 1978
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Milovan Obradović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Обрадовић; born 4 May 1956) is a Yugoslav and Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Club career[edit]

Born in Sibnica, a village near Blace, Obradović started out at Topličanin in 1969. He made his senior debut in 1972 at the age of 16. In early 1975, Obradović signed with Radnički Niš, spending the next decade with the club. He helped them win the 1975 Balkans Cup and reach the semi-finals of the 1981–82 UEFA Cup. Later on, Obradović briefly played for Vojvodina before retiring at the age of 30.[2]

International career[edit]

Obradović made his full international debut for Yugoslavia in a 2–1 home friendly loss to West Germany on 30 April 1977. He was subsequently a member of the Yugoslavia national under-21 team that won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in May 1978.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Radnički Niš 1974–75 Yugoslav First League 15 0
1975–76 Yugoslav First League 33 1
1976–77 Yugoslav First League 33 0
1977–78 Yugoslav First League 28 1
1978–79 Yugoslav First League 33 0
1979–80 Yugoslav First League 27 1
1980–81 Yugoslav First League 33 1
1981–82 Yugoslav First League 32 1
1982–83 Yugoslav First League 16 0
1983–84 Yugoslav First League 19 0
1984–85 Yugoslav First League 28 0
Total 297 5
Vojvodina 1985–86 Yugoslav First League 14 0
Career total 311 5

International[edit]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Yugoslavia 1977 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours[edit]

Radnički Niš

Yugoslavia U21

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Obradović Milovan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Sportski spomenar" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Milovan Obradovic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Milovan Obradović, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

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