Žikica Milosavljević

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Žikica Milosavljević

| image = Zikica Milosavljevic 02.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Milosavljević in 2008

| full_name = Žikica Milosavljević

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|01|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pančevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

| nationality = Serbian

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Right wing

| currentclub = Serbia (assistant)

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Dinamo Pančevo

| years1 =

| clubs1 = Dinamo Pančevo

| years2 =

| clubs2 = Kumanovo

| years3 = 1994–1999

| clubs3 = Crvena zvezda

| years4 = 1999–2001

| clubs4 = Prule 67

| years5 = 2001–2004

| clubs5 = Celje

| years6 = 2004–2007

| clubs6 = Cantabria

| years7 = 2007–2010

| clubs7 = Valladolid

| years8 = 2010–2011

| clubs8 = Bosna Sarajevo

| years9 = 2011–2012

| clubs9 = Dinamo Pančevo

| years10 = 2013–2014

| clubs10 = Metaloplastika

| nationalyears1 = 1996–2006

| nationalteam1 = Serbia and Montenegro

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = 2014–2017

| managerclubs1 = Jabuka

| manageryears2 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs2 = Konjuh Živinice

| manageryears3 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs3 = Lokomotiva Brčko

| manageryears4 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs4 = Crvena zvezda

| manageryears5 = 2020-

| managerclubs5 = Serbia (assistant)

| medaltemplates =

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Žikica Milosavljević ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Жикица Милосављевић}}; born 14 January 1972) is a Serbian handball coach and assistant coach Serbia national handball team and former player.

Club career

After starting out at his hometown club Dinamo Pančevo, Milosavljević spent one year with Kumanovo, before joining Crvena zvezda in 1994. He played for five seasons for the club, winning three consecutive national championships.

In 1999, Milosavljević went abroad to Slovenia and spent two years with Prule 67, before switching to fellow Slovenian club Celje. He helped them win the EHF Champions League in the 2003–04 season.{{Cite web | url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/rokomet/celjani-evropski-prvaki/102526 | title=Celjani evropski prvaki | language=Slovenian | publisher=rtvslo.si | date=24 April 2004 | access-date=8 December 2020}} Later on, Milosavljević played for Spanish teams Cantabria (2004–2007) and Valladolid (2007–2010).

International career

Milosavljević represented Serbia and Montenegro (known as FR Yugoslavia until 2003) in 10 major international tournaments, winning two bronze medals at the World Championships (1999{{Cite web | url=https://arhiva.srbija-info.gov.rs/vesti/1999-06/16/13403.html | title=Jugoslavija treća na svetu | language=Serbian | publisher=srbija-info.gov.rs | date=16 June 1999 | access-date=8 December 2020}} and 2001{{Cite web | url=https://arhiva.srbija-info.gov.rs/vesti/2001-02/05/23200.html | title=Bronza za Jugoslaviju | language=Serbian | publisher=srbija-info.gov.rs | date=5 February 2001 | access-date=8 December 2020}}). He also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web | url=https://arhiva.srbija-info.gov.rs/vesti/2000-09/10/21263.html | title=Jugoslovenski rukometaši sutra putuju u Sidnej | language=Serbian | publisher=srbija-info.gov.rs | date=10 September 2000 | access-date=8 December 2020}}