Miloš Milutinović

Miloš Milutinović
Personal information
Full name	Miloš Obrad Milutinović
Date of birth	5 February 1933
Place of birth	Bajina Bašta, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death	28 January 2003 (aged 69)
Place of death	Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger, Striker
Youth career
1948–1951	Bor
Senior career*
Years	Team
1952–1958	Partizan
1958–1960	OFK Beograd
1960–1961	Bayern Munich
1961–1963	Paris
1963–1965	Stade Français
1968–1969	OFK Beograd
Total
International career
1953–1958	Yugoslavia
Managerial career
1966–1967	OFK Beograd
	Dubočica
	Proleter Zrenjanin
1975–1976	Atlas de Guadalajara
1977–1978	Beşiktaş
1980–1982	Velež Mostar
1982–1984	Partizan
1984–1985	Yugoslavia
1986–1987	Beşiktaş
1987–1988	Altay
1990–1991	Partizan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miloš Milutinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Милутиновић; 5 February 1933 – 28 January 2003) was a Serbian professional footballer and manager from Yugoslavia.

Milutinović is regarded as one of the most talented players in his country's history and one of the most talented wingers/forwards of all time, being nicknamed Plava čigra (The Blond Buzzer) for his skills.

Club career

During his club career, Milutinović played for FK Bor, FK Partizan, OFK Beograd, FC Bayern Munich, RCF Paris, and Stade Français Paris. In the 1955–56 season, he scored two goals in the first ever European Champion Clubs' Cup match, a 3–3 draw between FK Partizan and Sporting Clube de Portugal, then scored four goals in the return leg which Partizan won 5–2 in Belgrade. In the quarter-finals second leg, he scored two goals in a 3–0 win over eventual champions Real Madrid, but that was not enough to overcome Real Madrid's 4–0 win in the first leg.

In total, he played 213 matches and scored 231 goals^[1] for FK Partizan, winning two national cups (1954 and 1957). He then moved to OFK Beograd and later to Bayern Munich. In 1959, he underwent surgery for his ongoing lung problems. He stayed one year in Germany before playing in France.

International career

For the Yugoslavia national football team, Milutinović was named the player of the tournament as Yugoslavia won the European youth title in 1951, finishing top scorer with four goals. He made his full international debut on 21 May 1953 against Wales, in a 5–2 victory.

Milutinović earned 33 caps in total and represented the country in the 1954 and 1958 World Cups.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 November 1953	City Stadium, Skoplje	Israel	1–0	1–0	1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	16 June 1954	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne	France	1–0	1–0	1954 FIFA World Cup
3.	25 September 1955	JNA Stadium, Belgrade	West Germany	1–0	3–1	Friendly
4.	19 October 1955	Dalymount Park, Dublin	Republic of Ireland	0–1	1–4	Friendly
5.				0–2
6.				1–3
7.	30 October 1955	Prater Stadium, Vienna	Austria	1–1	2–1	Friendly
8.	9 September 1956	JNA Stadium, Belgrade	Indonesia	1–0	4–2	Friendly
9.				2–0
10.				3–0
11.	12 May 1957	Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb	Italy	2–0	6–1	Friendly
12.	12 May 1957	Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb	Italy	4–0	6–1	Friendly
13.	15 September 1957	JNA Stadium, Belgrade	Austria	3–3	3–3	Friendly
14.	17 November 1957	JNA Stadium, Belgrade	Romania	1–0	2–0	1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.	17 November 1957	JNA Stadium, Belgrade	Romania	2–0	2–0	1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.	11 May 1958	JNA Stadium, Belgrade	England	1–0	5–0	Friendly

Managerial career

After retirement from playing, Milutinović became a manager, and managed OFK Beograd,^[2]^[3] FK Dubočica (Leskovac), FK Proleter (Zrenjanin), Atlas,^[4] Beşiktaş J.K., Altay,^[5]^[6] FK Velež Mostar (won national cup in 1981 and Balkans Cup in 1981), FK Partizan (won national championship in 1983), and the Yugoslavia national team.^[7]

Personal life

Miloš was the brother of famous football manager Bora Milutinović, and brother of 1958 World Cup teammate Milorad Milutinović. In a 2006 interview, his former team-mate Dragoslav Šekularac said that "Miloš Milutinović as a player was a 9/10 and as a man was a 29/10."^[8]

He died on 23 January 2003 in Belgrade, at the age of 69. His son Uroš (also a footballer) passed away in 2015.

Honours

Player

Partizan

Yugoslav Cup: 1954, 1956–57

Manager

Velež Mostar

Partizan

Yugoslav First League: 1982–83

References

^ "Official site FK Partizan". Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.ofkbeograd.net/index.php?id=68
^ http://www.mediotiempo.com.mx/dt/milos-milutinovic&id_liga=1&id_torneo=163^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ http://www.diariosdefutbol.com/2009/04/10/el-legado-de-los-milutinovic/
^ http://www.mackolik.com/Antrenor/2639/Milos-Milutinovic
^ http://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/history/obituaries/newsid=51426.html
^ Prvoslav Vujcic, Urban Book Circle (1 May 2006). "Get Out of Here, I am Sekularac by Prvoslav Vujcic". Retrieved 19 October 2018.

External links

Profile at reprezentacija.rs

[1] "Official site FK Partizan". Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ttp://www.ofkbeograd.net/index.php?id=68

[4] ttp://www.mediotiempo.com.mx/dt/milos-milutinovic&id_liga=1&id_torneo=163^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[5] ttp://www.diariosdefutbol.com/2009/04/10/el-legado-de-los-milutinovic/

[6] ttp://www.mackolik.com/Antrenor/2639/Milos-Milutinovic

[7] ttp://www.uefa.com/uefa/aboutuefa/organisation/history/obituaries/newsid=51426.html

[Get_Out_of_Here,_I_am_Sekularac_by_Prvoslav_Vujcic-8] Prvoslav Vujcic, Urban Book Circle (1 May 2006). "Get Out of Here, I am Sekularac by Prvoslav Vujcic". Retrieved 19 October 2018.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]