Milija Brkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милија Бркић; born 23 October 1954) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played from the early 1970s to early 1990s. After retiring he served as a manager for numerous different clubs.
 Brkić as manager of Bor in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 October 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Bor, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1977 | Bor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1978 | Bor | ||
| 1978–1983 | Galenika Zemun | ||
| 1983–1989 | Bor | ||
| 1989–1990 | Brestovac | ||
| 1990–1991 | Rudar Bor | ||
| International career | |||
| 1982 | Yugoslavia B | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Bor (youth) | ||
| 1993–1996 | Bor | ||
| 2000–2005 | Zemun (youth) | ||
| 2006 | Zemun (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Zemun (caretaker) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Bor | ||
| 2014–2015 | Budućnost Arilje | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Bor, Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Brkić started playing with his hometown club Bor, and made his senior debut in 1977.
Brkić played from 1978 to 1982 in Galenika Zemun in the Yugoslav Second League. He also played for six years at Bor in the second tier football league of Yugoslavia.
International career
editBrkić played four matches for Yugoslavia at the Nehru Cup in 1982. The coach of that team was the legendary Miljan Miljanić, a former manager of Real Madrid.[1]
Managerial career
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Brkić began his managerial career in 1991 for his parent club Bor, spending several years as a coach of the first team in the Yugoslav Second League. He was also caretaker coach of Zemun, replacing Dragan Lacmanović in late 2006.[2]
In 2010 Brkić came back to his original club, Bor, trying to help his former club return to the old way of success.[3] Unfortunately, bad finance situations in the club impacted their season, making it very turbulent.
After a few years of break, Brkić decided to accept an offer to manage FK Budućnost Arilje, where he lived, and to help them to achieve placement in the Drina Zone League. They succeeded, without a single recorded loss in season.[4] However, Brkić declined to extend his contract with the club.
References
edit- ^ Milija Brkic; 11v11.com - The home of football statistics and history (in English)
- ^ Zemun ponovo bez trenera; Mondo portal, 26 November 2006 (in Serbian)
- ^ FK Bor se pojačao i ojačao; Medija centar Bor, 17 February 2011 (in Serbian)
- ^ USPEŠNA SEZONA FK BUDUĆNOSTI; Zvanična prezentacija opštine Arilje, 27 September 2014 (in Serbian)