Milan Damjanović
Milan Damjanović ( Serbian - Cyrillic Милан Дамјановић ; born October 15, 1943 in Knin , † May 23, 2006 in Belgrade ) was a Yugoslav football player .
Club career
At Partizan (1962–1971)
The 173 centimeter tall defender Damjanović was born in Croatia , part of Yugoslavia , but began his career in Serbia, which also belongs to the state, and was in the squad of the capital club Partizan Belgrade from the 1962/63 season at the age of 19 . However, the competition, consisting mainly of Ljubomir Mihajlović , ensured that he hardly got a chance at first. Accordingly, he was only called up sporadically in a team that won the national championship in 1963 and 1965. In addition, he made it to the national championship final in 1966 , in which, however, due to his military service to be performed at the time, he was not on the field and his colleagues lost 2-1 to Real Madrid . A little later he returned and made his breakthrough as a regular player. He was considered technically strong and versatile, where he mainly ran in central defense and as a left-back. In the following time Partizan could not build on his previous successes, with which the player missed other possible titles. In 1971 he was released from his military obligations, left Belgrade after 138 first division games with one goal and signed with the French first division club SCO Angers .
In France (1971–1977)
With Vladimir Kovačević , it was a former teammate from Belgrade times who brought Damjanović to his new employer from Angers in western France. Due to hepatitis , he was forced to take a break of several months shortly after his move, but then became an undisputed regular player. In both 1972 and 1974, the team ranked fourth among the best in France. In 1975, however, the team was relegated to the second division. Like Éric Edwige , Damjanović remained loyal to the club and a year later was involved in winning the second division championship and the associated promotion. Subsequently, the Yugoslav lost the confidence of coach Aimé Mignot , who preferred a duo consisting of Patrick Brulez and Jean-Yves Citron for the central defense . Accordingly, he was only used sporadically, which is why he ended his professional career in the 1976/77 winter break at the age of 33 after 126 first division games with two goals and 30 second division games without a goal in France. He went to third division US Le Mans and wore their jersey until he finally ended his career in the summer of 1977. He then worked as a coach for amateur clubs in France, Zambia and his Yugoslav homeland. He died in Belgrade in 2006 at the age of 62.
Stations
- 1962 to 1971: Partizan Belgrade
- 1971 to 1976: SCO Angers
- 1977: US Le Mans
National team
Damjanović was 23 years old when he made his debut for the Yugoslav national team on April 23, 1967 in a 1-0 defeat by Hungary . A few more appointments followed and a year later he was accepted into the squad for the European Championship in 1968 . He was on the pitch at all tournament games, made it to the finals with his team and was defeated 0-2 in the replay Italy. So it remained for him at a Vice European Championship. Shortly afterwards, he played his last international match in a 2-0 draw against Brazil on June 25, 1968. In total, he had stood on the pitch for Yugoslavia seven times without scoring a goal.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Milan Damjanovic ( Memento of the original from May 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , afterfoot.fr
- ↑ Football: Milan Damjanovic , footballdatabase.eu
- ↑ a b Damjanović Milan , reprezentacija.rs
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Damjanović, Milan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Knin , Yugoslavia |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 2006 |
| Place of death | Belgrade , Serbia and Montenegro |