Milan Ivanović
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milan Ivanović | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Sivac, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Playing position | Sweeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1982 | Red Star Belgrade | 84 | (2) |
| 1982–1985 | OFK Belgrade | 83 | (1) |
| 1985–1989 | Red Star Belgrade | 83 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → Radnički Niš (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 1989–2000 | Adelaide City | 290 | (2) |
| 1994 | → White City Woodville (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Campbelltown City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1998 | → White City Woodville (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2007 | Northern Demons | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 584 | (8) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1991–1998 | Australia | 59 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2011. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2011.
Milan Ivanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Ивановић, pronounced [mǐlan iʋǎːnoʋit͡ɕ]; born 21 December 1960 in Sivac, SR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a former Serbian Australian football (soccer) player. He also played for Australian national team.
Nicknamed "The Surgeon" for his ability to cut out the opposition's attacks and launch into an incisive midfield run, the classy, composed sweeper started his career with Red Star Belgrade culminating in a European Champions Cup encounter against A.C. Milan.
After stints with OFK Belgrade and Radnički Niš, he emigrated to Australia and on arrival in 1989 he joined Adelaide City in the National Soccer League where he formed a formidable partnership with Alex Tobin that became the mainstay of the Adelaide City and Socceroo defence that resulted in two national titles in 1991/2 and 1993/4, cementing his legendary status.
In 2007, Ivanović came out of retirement to play in the South Australian Premier League club, Northern Demons.
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