Milovan Obradović

Milovan Obradović
Obradović in 1980
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-05-04) 4 May 1956
Place of birth Blace, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Position Defender
Youth career
1969–1973 Topličanin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1974 Topličanin 43 (0)
1975–1985 Radnički Niš 297 (5)
1985–1986 Vojvodina 14 (0)
Total 354 (5)
International career
1977–1978 Yugoslavia U21 4 (0)
1977 Yugoslavia 1 (0)
Medal record
Gold medal – first placeUEFA Under-21 Championship1978
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Milovan Obradović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Обрадовић; born 4 May 1956) is a Yugoslav and Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Club career

Born in Sibnica, a village near Blace, Obradović started out at Topličanin in 1969. He made his senior debut in early 1973 at the age of 16. In early 1975, Obradović signed with Radnički Niš, spending the next decade with the club. He helped them win the 1975 Balkans Cup and reach the semi-finals of the 1981–82 UEFA Cup. Later on, Obradović briefly played for Vojvodina before retiring at the age of 30.[2]

International career

Obradović made his full international debut for Yugoslavia in a 2–1 home friendly loss to West Germany on 30 April 1977. He was subsequently a member of the Yugoslavia national under-21 team that won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in May 1978.[3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
Topličanin 1972–73[4] Yugoslav Second League 20
1973–74 Serbian League 260
1974–75 Serbian League 150
Total 430
Radnički Niš 1974–75 Yugoslav First League 150
1975–76 Yugoslav First League 331
1976–77 Yugoslav First League 330
1977–78 Yugoslav First League 281
1978–79 Yugoslav First League 330
1979–80 Yugoslav First League 271
1980–81 Yugoslav First League 331
1981–82 Yugoslav First League 321
1982–83 Yugoslav First League 160
1983–84 Yugoslav First League 190
1984–85 Yugoslav First League 280
Total 2975
Vojvodina 1985–86 Yugoslav First League 140
Career total 3545

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Yugoslavia 197710
Total10

Honours

Radnički Niš

Yugoslavia U21

References

  1. ↑ "Obradović Milovan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sportski spomenar" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Milovan Obradovic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "1972-73". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Milovan Obradović, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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