Milan Mijailović

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| name = Milan Mijailović

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| fullname = Milan Mijailović

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|09|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gornji Milanovac, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Centre forward

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| years1 = 1997–2001

| clubs1 = Borac Čačak

| caps1 = 43

| goals1 = 20

| years2 = 2001–2005

| clubs2 = Hajduk KulaNote: stats only for the 2001–2003 period

| caps2 = 46

| goals2 = 11

| years3 = 2004

| clubs3 = → Borac Čačak (loan)

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| years4 = 2005–2006

| clubs4 = Radnički Pirot

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| years5 = 2006–2008

| clubs5 = Mladost Lučani

| caps5 = 41

| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2008

| clubs6 = Jagodina

| caps6 = 11

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2009

| clubs7 = Metalac Gornji Milanovac

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2010

| clubs8 = Sloga Kraljevo

| caps8 = 17

| goals8 = 7

| years9 = 2010

| clubs9 = OPS

| caps9 = 5

| goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2010–2011

| clubs10 = Sloga Kraljevo

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| years11 = 2011–2012

| clubs11 = Polet Ljubić

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| years12 = 2012–2013

| clubs12 = Kovačevac

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| manageryears1 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs1 = Serbian White Eagles

| manageryears2 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs2 = Serbia AC (indoor)

| pcupdate = 26 October 2017

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Milan Mijailović ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Милан Мијаиловић}}; born 18 September 1981) is a Serbian retired football forward and current coach.{{cite web |url=http://dekisa.tripod.com/hajduk/mijailovic.htm|title=Milan Mijailović|website=dekisa.tripod.com|language=Serbian|accessdate=26 October 2014}}

Club career

= Early career =

Mijailović began playing in the First League of FR Yugoslavia in 1997 with Borac Čačak. In 2001, he played with league rivals Hajduk Kula and would also have a loan spell with his former club Borac Čačak in 2004.{{Cite web |title=Hajduk Kula 2003-04 |url=http://en.eufo.de/index/squad/hajduk-kula/2003-04 |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=en.eufo.de}}

He played in the Serbian First League in 2005–06 with Radnički Pirot. In 2007–08, he played in the Serbian SuperLiga with FK Mladost Lučani, and with FK Jagodina the following season.{{Cite web|url=http://en.eufo.de/football/squad/mladost-lucani/2007-08|title=Mladost Lucani 2007-08|website=en.eufo.de|access-date=2020-03-09}}{{Cite web|url=http://en.eufo.de/football/squad/fk-jagodina/2008-09|title=FK Jagodina 2008-09|website=en.eufo.de|access-date=2020-03-09}} In 2009, he played with his hometown club Metalac Gornji Milanovac in the first division where he appeared in 6 matches.

In 2010, he returned to the Serbian second division on a loan spell to Sloga Kraljevo where he appeared in 17 matches and scored 7 goals.

= Europe =

After several years in his native Serbia, he ventured abroad in the summer of 2010 to Finland's Ykkönen side Oulun Palloseura.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=30 April 2012 |title=Joukkue › Kausi 2010 Oulun Palloseura |trans-title=Team 2010 Season |url=http://www.ops.fi/joukkue/438 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430175356/http://www.ops.fi/joukkue/438 |archive-date=April 30, 2012 |access-date=9 March 2020 |website=www.ops.fi |language=Finnish}}{{Cite web |date=2 September 2010 |title=Uutiset › Mijailovic löytänyt maalijyvän {{!}} Oulun Palloseura |trans-title=Mijailovic found the grain of the goal |url=http://www.ops.fi/uutiset/46/2010/548 |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=www.ops.fi |language=Finnish}} He recorded his first two goals for the club on August 21, 2010, against Mikkelin Palloilijat.{{Cite web |date=21 August 2010 |title=Kärsivällisyys palkittiin lopussa, OPS - MP 2 - 0 |trans-title="Patience was rewarded at the end, OPS - MP 2 - 0 |url=http://www.ops.fi/uutiset/46/2010/541 |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=www.ops.fi |language=Finnish}} After three months in the Finnish circuit, his contract was terminated in September 2010.{{Cite web |date=14 September 2010 |title=Mijailovic ja Kabaev lahtevat |url=http://www.ops.fi/uutiset/arkisto?archive_month=9&archive_year=2010&archive_day=false&archive_start=0 |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=www.ops.fi |language=Finnish}} He appeared in 5 matches and scored 3 goals.{{Cite web |title=Serbia - M. Mijailović - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://gh.soccerway.com/players/milan-mijailovic/48057/ |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=gh.soccerway.com}}

= Serbia =

After a season abroad he returned to play with FK Sloga, and later with FK Polet Ljubić.{{Cite web|url=http://www.srbijafudbal.net/polet_ljubic.htm|title=FK Polet Ljubic|last=|first=|date=2012-04-04|website=archive.is|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120404174254/http://www.srbijafudbal.net/polet_ljubic.htm|archive-date=April 4, 2012|access-date=2020-03-09}} In 2012, he played in the Serbian League Belgrade with FK Kovačevac.{{Cite web|url=https://ca.soccerway.com/teams/serbia/fk-kovacevac/13685/|title=Serbia - FK Kovačevac - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway|website=ca.soccerway.com|access-date=2020-03-09}}

Managerial career

He was a football coach for FK Takovo and youth teams for FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac.

In the summer of 2017, he began managing in the Canadian Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles.{{cite news |last=Topalović |first=M. |date=23 September 2017 |title=Srpski klub iz Toronta na pragu novog trijumfa: Orlovi lete ka tituli |trans-title=The Serbian club from Toronto is on the threshold of a new triumph: the Eagles are flying towards the title |url=https://arhiva.vesti-online.com/Sport/Fudbal/667602/Srpski-klub-iz-Toronta-na-pragu-novog-trijumfa-Orlovi-lete-ka-tituli |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913003736/https://arhiva.vesti-online.com/Sport/Fudbal/667602/Srpski-klub-iz-Toronta-na-pragu-novog-trijumfa-Orlovi-lete-ka-tituli |archive-date=13 September 2020 |access-date=11 November 2022 |language=sr |agency=Vesti |authorlink=}} Mijailović would lead the western Toronto side to a playoff berth by finishing second in the league's first division.{{Cite web |last=Adamson |first=Stan |date=4 September 2017 |title=FC Vorkuta Wins First Division in Inaugural Season....Scarborough's Aleksander Stojiljkovic strikes four |url=https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/fc-vorkuta-wins-first-division-in-inaugural-season-scarboroughs-aleksander-stojiljkovic-strikes-four/ |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=Canadian Soccer League |language=en-US}} The Serbs would defeat SC Waterloo Region in a penalty shootout in the opening round of the playoffs.{{Cite web |date=17 September 2017 |title=ОРЛОВИ КРОЗ ДРАМУ ДО ПОЛУФИНАЛА |trans-title=EAGLES THROUGH DRAMA TO SEMI-FINALS |url=https://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/srb/2017/09/%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8-%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B7-%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%83-%D0%B4%D0%BE-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0/ |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=serbianwhiteeagles.ca |language=en}} Their playoff run would conclude in the next round after a defeat by the York Region Shooters.{{Cite web |last=Adamson |first=Stan |date=25 September 2017 |title=Shooters vs Scarborough for CSL Championship.....Burlington vs Ukraine Utd for Division Two title |url=https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/shooters-vs-scarborough-for-csl-championship-burlington-vs-ukraine-utd-for-division-title/ |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=Canadian Soccer League |language=en-US}}

During the winter season, he would manage the Serbia indoor team in the Arena Premier League for the 2017–18 season.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=13 March 2018 |title=2017-18 Serbia AC roster |url=http://apl.teamsnapsites.com/serbia-ac/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092143/http://apl.teamsnapsites.com/serbia-ac/ |archive-date=13 March 2018 |access-date=9 March 2020 |website=apl.teamsnapsites.com}} He returned for the 2018 summer season. For the second consecutive season, he helped Serbia secure a postseason berth.{{Cite web |last=Adamson |first=Stan |date=24 September 2018 |title=FC Ukraine United Rout CSC Mississauga to Clinch First Division Title |url=https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/fc-ukraine-united-rout-csc-mississauga-to-clinch-first-division-title/ |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=Canadian Soccer League |language=en-US}} Serbia would be eliminated from the playoffs in the first round by Waterloo.{{Cite web |date=29 September 2018 |title=ПОРАЗ ОРЛОВА НА СТАРТУ ПЛЕЈОФА |trans-title=DEFEAT OF THE EAGLES AT THE START OF THE PLAYOFFS |url=https://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/srb/2018/09/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7-%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D1%83-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%98%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B0/ |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=serbianwhiteeagles.ca |language=en}}