Milan Živadinović

Milan Živadinović

Živadinović in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-12-15)15 December 1944
Place of birth	Belgrade, FS Serbia, DF Yugoslavia
Date of death	17 July 2021(2021-07-17) (aged 76)
Place of death	Belgrade, Serbia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Partizan
	Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1964	Red Star Belgrade	2	(0)
1964–1965	Čelik Zenica	8	(1)
1965–1966	Vardar	23	(4)
1966–1968	Sloboda Titovo Užice	52	(13)
1968–1972	Red Star Belgrade	0	(0)
1968–1970	→ Rijeka (loan)	33	(8)
1970–1971	→ Crvenka (loan)	23	(2)
1972–1974	Südwest Ludwigshafen
Total		141	(28)
International career
1963	Yugoslavia U18	2	(0)
Managerial career
1974	Novi Sad (youth)
1975	Spartak Subotica
1975–1977	Novi Sad (assistant)
1977–1979	Red Star Belgrade (youth)
1979–1980	Rad
1980–1981	Sutjeska Nikšić
1981–1983	Sakaryaspor
1983–1984	Novi Sad
1985	Sakaryaspor
1986–1987	Budućnost Titograd
1987–1988	Radnički Niš
1988–1989	Priština
1989–1990	Al-Shabab
1990–1991	OFK Beograd
1991–1992	Budućnost Titograd
1992–1994	Red Star Belgrade
1994–1995	Apollon Limassol
1996–1998	FR Yugoslavia U21
1998–1999	FR Yugoslavia
1999–2000	Al Nassr
2000–2001	Iraq
2002	Obilić
2002	Ghana
2003–2004	Yemen
2004–2005	Saba Battery
2007	Changsha Ginde
2011	Myanmar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Milan Živadinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Живадиновић, pronounced [mǐlan ʒiʋadǐːnoʋitɕ]; 15 December 1944 – 17 July 2021) was a Serbian football manager and player.

Živadinović made his senior debut with Red Star Belgrade in the Yugoslav First League at the age of 18, appearing in two games during the 1962–63 season. He later suffered a back injury that hindered his progress, going on to play for Čelik Zenica (1964–1965),^[1] Vardar (1965–1966), Sloboda Titovo Užice (1966–1968), Rijeka (1968–1970), and Crvenka (1970–1971), mostly in the Yugoslav Second League. After serving his compulsory military service, Živadinović spent two seasons abroad with Südwest Ludwigshafen in West Germany.^[2]

In 1963, Živadinović was capped twice for Yugoslavia at under-18 level during the qualifiers for the 1963 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.^[3]

Early into his managerial career, Živadinović spent one and a half years at the helm of Sutjeska Nikšić. He was also manager of Turkish club Sakaryaspor on two occasions during the 1980s.^[4] In between his two stints in Turkey, Živadinović was manager of Novi Sad in the Yugoslav Second League.

In 1986, Živadinović took over as manager of Yugoslav First League side Budućnost Titograd. He enjoyed success with the club, notably beating Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb during the 1986–87 season. Under his guidance, Dejan Savićević became an integral part of the team and made his Yugoslavia international debut.^[5][6]

In 1992, following his second stint at Budućnost Titograd, Živadinović was hired as manager of Red Star Belgrade. He managed the club for two seasons, winning the 1992–93 FR Yugoslavia Cup by defeating arch-rivals Partizan on penalties.

In August 1998, Živadinović was appointed as manager of FR Yugoslavia, replacing Slobodan Santrač following the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He led the team at the start of the qualifying campaign for UEFA Euro 2000, taking the maximum nine points in his three games in charge. However, in July 1999, it was reported that Živadinović would take over as manager of Saudi club Al Nassr after the conclusion of Yugoslavia's involvement in the Euro 2000 qualifiers. He was consequently dismissed from his job with the national team and replaced by Vujadin Boškov.^[7]

During the 2000s and early 2010s, Živadinović served as manager of several African and Asian nations, including Iraq,^[8] Ghana,^[9] Yemen, and Myanmar. He guided Iraq at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, exiting the tournament in the quarter-finals.

Živadinović died on 17 July 2021.^[10]

Red Star Belgrade

• FR Yugoslavia Cup: 1992–93

• Milan Živadinović at WorldFootball.net