Milomir Šešlija

Milomir Šešlija, also known as Milo (born 21 July 1964) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.

Milomir Šešlija

Personal information
Full name	Milomir Šešlija
Date of birth	(1964-07-21) 21 July 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1986	Željezničar	7	(0)
1987–1988	Novi Sad
1988–1990	Famos Hrasnica
1990–1991	AIK Bačka Topola
1991–1992	Sloboda Užice[1]
1992–1993	Kuala Lumpur
1993–1997	Sabah
1997–2000	Sembawang Rangers
Managerial career
2001–2002	Solunac Rastina
2002–2003	Slavija Sarajevo
2004–2005	SAŠK Napredak
2005–2007	Velež Mostar
2007–2008	Dhofar
2008–2009	Seeb
2009–2010	Rudar Kakanj
2011–2012	Arema Indonesia (ISL)
2013	Slavija Sarajevo
2013–2014	Sabah
2016–2017	Arema
2017	Persiba Balikpapan
2018	Madura United
2019	Arema
2020–2021	Igman Konjic
2021	PSM Makassar
2022	Borneo
2023	Famos Vojkovići
2023–2024	Maziya
2024	Persis Solo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Šešlija began playing football for Yugoslav First League side Željezničar.^[2] After spending most of his career playing in the former Yugoslavia, he moved to Malaysia, where he would play for Kuala Lumpur and Sabah^[3] and in Singapore for Sembawang Rangers.^{[citation needed]}

Managerial career

After Šešlija retired from playing football, he became a manager. In 2006, he won the First League of FBiH with Velež Mostar and got the club promoted to the Bosnian Premier League. In July 2013, he was named as the new manager of Sabah.^[4]

Šešlija was a runner-up in the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A with Arema, and in 2019 won the Indonesia President's Cup with the club.^{[citation needed]}

On 23 September 2020, he returned to Bosnia, becoming manager of First League of FBiH club Igman Konjic.^[5]

On 7 April 2022, he signed contract for Borneo.^[6]

Managerial statistics

As of 23 September 2024^[7]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Velež Mostar		1 July 2006	30 June 2007	30	12	7	11	040.00
Slavija Sarajevo		5 January 2013	6 July 2013	15	5	2	8	033.33
Arema		1 February 2016	1 January 2017	49	29	13	7	059.18
Persiba Balikpapan		4 May 2017	9 August 2017	15	2	4	9	013.33
Madura United		1 March 2018	31 May 2018	11	5	2	4	045.45
Arema		9 January 2019	31 December 2019	44	19	10	15	043.18
Igman Konjic		22 September 2020	6 April 2021	14	4	2	8	028.57
PSM Makassar		8 July 2021	25 November 2021	14	4	6	4	028.57
Borneo		1 May 2022	25 September 2022	19	12	4	3	063.16
Famos Vojkovići		24 April 2023	12 June 2023	8	4	1	3	050.00
Maziya		6 July 2023	31 December 2023	17	12	1	4	070.59
Persis Solo		9 January 2024	25 September 2024	18	9	1	8	050.00
Total				254	117	53	84	046.06

Honours

Player

Sabah

• Liga Perdana: 1996
• Malaysia FA Cup: 1995

Manager

Velež Mostar

• First League of FBiH: 2005–06

Arema

• Indonesia President's Cup: 2019^[8]

References

1. Season 1991/92 and players at fksloboda.org
2. Milomir Šešlija at Playerhistory
3. "Late Sabah rush". Bujang Senang – The Sarawak Crocs. 21 May 1997. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.
4. "Milomir new Sabah coach". New Sabah Times. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
5. E. Čaušević (23 September 2020). "Zeba i zvanično u Igmanu, klub iz Konjica angažovao i novog trenera" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
6. C. Andy Nugroho (7 April 2022). "Borneo FC Resmi Tunjuk Milomir Seslija sebagai Pelatih Baru" (in Indonesian). liga1.skor.id. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
7. "Milomir Šešlija" (in Croatian). Sofa Score. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
8. "Final Piala Presiden 2019, Kalahkan Persebaya, Arema Juara". bola.kompas.com. 12 April 2019.

External links

• BiH Timovi u Yu ligi