Miloš Milojević (footballer)

Miloš Milojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Милојевић; born 29 September 1982) is a Serbian football coach and former player. He currently manages UAE Pro League club Al Wasl.

Miloš Milojević

Personal information
Full name	Miloš Milojević
Date of birth	(1982-09-29) 29 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Knjaževac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender[1]
Team information
Current team	Al Wasl (Manager)
Youth career
	Radnički Niš
1995–1998	Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2005	Timok
2006	Hamar	13	(2)
2007–2008	Ægir	19	(7)
2009	Hamar	13	(1)
2010–2011	Víkingur	23	(0)
Managerial career
2013–2015	Víkingur (assistant)
2015–2017	Víkingur
2017	Breidablik
2018	Mjällby (assistant)
2018–2019	Mjällby
2019–2021	Red Star Belgrade (assistant)
2021	Hammarby IF
2022	Malmö FF
2022–2023	Red Star Belgrade
2023–	Al Wasl
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

As a youngster, Milojević was part of the academies of Radnički Niš and Red Star Belgrade. From his senior debut in 2000, he played in the Serbian First League and Serbian League, the domestic second and third tiers, mainly for FK Timok.^[2][3] He also played for Timok in the 2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, eliminating Partizan in the first round.^[4]

In 2006, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing with Icelandic club Hamar. He went on to represent Ægir and Víkingur, playing in the top tier Úrvalsdeild with the latter club, before retiring due to injuries in 2011.^[2][3]

Coaching career

Víkingur and Breiðablik

After retiring as a player, Milojević started to work as a youth coach in Iceland.^[3] In the summer of 2013, he became the assistant coach of his former club Víkingur. Together with manager Ólafur Þórðarson, he led the team to a 4th place in the 2014 Úrvalsdeild table, their best result since winning the championship in 1991. The club was knocked out in the first qualifying round of the 2015–16 Europa League through a 2–3 defeat on aggregate against Slovenian team FC Koper. On 15 July 2015, Milojevic was promoted to head coach of Víkingur, and led the club to a 9th place in the 2015 season.^[5] In 2016, Víkingur finished 7th in the table. He resigned on 19 May 2017, due to disagreements with the board, as the club was placed 10th in the table.^[6]

On 22 May 2017, just days after his departure from Víkingur, Milojević was appointed head coach of fellow Úrvalsdeild club Breiðablik, replacing Arnar Grétarsson that had been sacked by the club.^[7] He led the side to 6th place in the table, but left at the end of the year.^[8]

Mjällby AIF

On 17 November 2017, it was announced that Milojević would join Swedish club Mjällby AIF ahead of the 2018 season, as an assistant coach and head of youth development.^[9] Competing in Ettan Södra, Sweden's third tier, he took over as head coach on 18 June when Jonas Andersson stepped down for personal reasons.^[10] The club went on to win the league through 21 wins in 30 games, twelve points clear of second placed Oskarshamns AIK in the table. On 22 November 2018, Milojevic signed a new two-year contract with the club.^[11]

In 2019, Mjällby won Superettan, Sweden's second tier, as newcomers, through 17 wins in 30 games, two points clear of Varbergs BoIS.^[12] Despite winning two promotions in just two seasons in charge of Mjällby, Milojevic left the club on 1 December 2019, after not being able to agree on new terms with their board.^[13]

Red Star Belgrade

On 19 December 2019, Milojević joined Red Star Belgrade as a first-team coach and assistant to manager Dejan Stanković.^[14][15] The club won the 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga, 15 points clear of city rivals Partizan.^[16]

In 2020–21, Red Star Belgrade went unbeaten through the whole league season, winning 35 of 38 fixtures, while scoring a record-breaking 114 goals.^[17] On 25 May, the club also won the Serbian Cup through a 4–3 win on penalties (0–0 after full time) against Partizan in the final.^[18] Together with Hoffenheim, they advanced through the group stage of the 2020–21 Europa League, eliminating Slovan Liberec and Gent in the process. The club was knocked out in the round of 32 by Italian club Milan on away goals after the tie ended 3–3 on aggregate.^[19]

Hammarby IF

On 13 June 2021, Milojević was appointed new head coach of Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, following the sacking of Stefan Billborn. He signed a contract until the end of 2024.^[20]

He led the side to the play-off round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, after eliminating Maribor (4–1 on aggregate) and FK Čukarički (6–4 on aggregate), where the club was knocked out by Basel on penalties (4–4 on aggregate).^{[21][22][23][24]}

On 13 December 2021, Milojević was sacked by Hammarby IF, after he had sought a move to Norwegian side Rosenborg BK and visited Trondheim without Hammarby's permission, in a deal that ultimately fell through. The club's board called his behavior "unacceptable" and stated that they had "lost all their trust" in Milojević.^[25]

Malmö FF

On 7 January 2022, Milojević was appointed new head coach of the reigning Allsvenskan champions Malmö FF, following the departure of Jon Dahl Tomasson.^[26] Milojević was relieved of his duties on 29 July 2022, the day after Malmö FF lost in the qualifying round of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League to Lithuanian side FK Žalgiris by an aggregate score of 3-0.^[27]

Managerial statistics

As of 5 December 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Víkingur		July 2015	May 2017	62	34	11	17	054.84
Breiðablik		May 2017	October 2017	28	18	3	7	064.29
Mjällby		June 2018	December 2019	49	32	9	8	065.31
Hammarby IF		June 2021	December 2021	28	15	6	7	053.57
Malmö FF		January 2022	July 2022	26	16	4	6	061.54
Red Star Belgrade		August 2022	May 2023	43	32	7	4	074.42
Al Wasl		June 2023	Present	57	41	11	5	071.93
Career totals				292	189	49	54	064.73

Honours

Manager

Mjällby AIF

• Superettan: 2019
• Ettan: 2018

Malmö FF

• Svenska Cupen: 2021–22

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2022–23
• Serbian Cup: 2022–23

Al Wasl F.C.

• UAE Pro League: 2023-24
• UAE President's Cup: 2023–24

Individual

• Serbian SuperLiga Manager of the Month: October 2022,^[28] April 2023^[29]

• Serbian SuperLiga Manager of the Season: 2022–23^[30]

References

1. Miloš Milojević at WorldFootball.net
2. "Längre intervju med vår nye huvudtränare, Milos Milojevic!" (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
3. "Veckans profil: Milos Milojevic" (in Swedish). Ettan Fotboll. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
4. TRENER ZVEZDE JE U HUMSKOJ NAPRAVIO SENZACIJU: Milojević debituje u derbiju, ali sa trećeligašem je već ŠOKIRAO Partizan
5. "Ólafur Þórðarson rekinn frá Víkingi (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
6. "Milos hættur með Víking (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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8. "Milos hættur með Breiðablik (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
9. "Milos Milojevic tillträder som Akademichef och assisterande A-lagstränare!" (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
10. "Pressmeddelande" (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
11. "Milos förlänger med ytterligare 2 år!" (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
12. "Seriesegrare Superettan 2019!" (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
13. "Milos lämnar Mjällby AIF" (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
14. "We are back in training!". Red Star Belgrade. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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20. "Milos Milojevic ny tränare i Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
21. "Maribor 0 – 1 Hammarby". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
22. "Hammarby 5 – 1 Čukarički". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
23. "Hammarby 3 – 1 Basel". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
24. "Ett slut att glömma efter 210 minnesvärda minuter" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
25. "Hammarby och Milos Milojevic går skilda vägar" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
26. "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Milos Milojevic!" (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
27. "Tränaren Milos Milojevic får sparken av Malmö FF".
28. "INTERVJU – Trener meseca Miloš Milojević: Igrači ne umiru ni u Realu, spreman sam da iznesem smenu generacija". mozzartsport.com. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
29. "Trener meseca Miloš Milojević: Hteo sam Ludvigsona i Lavija, ne može se u Ligu Evrope bez zadnjeg veznog". mozzartsport.com. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
30. "Trener godine Mozzart Bet Superlige: Miloš Milojević". mozzartsport.com. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.