Milan Ćalasan
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Milan Ćalasan is a retired Serbian
football player.
Ćalasan played for Red Star Belgrade
, Olimpija Ljubljana
and Dinamo Zagreb in the 1970s and 1980s before moving abroad and spending several seasons with Liège
in Belgium and Rot-Weiss Essen
in Germany.
After retiring from football, Ćalasan became a sports agent
. His Paris-based sports agency (Mondialvas SARL) has managed careers of manager Arsène Wenger
and footballers such as Christian Karembeu
and Nikola Žigić
, as well as several players who played for Paris Saint-Germain in the early 2000s, such as Branko Bošković
, Juan Pablo Sorin
and Éric Rabésandratana
.
In May 2010 Ćalasan was mentioned in the Serbia
n media in connection to a contract in which his company (Camira Creek Corporation), based in the Virgin Islands
, acted as middleman in a deal in which Prvoslav Davinić, Serbian Defence Minister, tried to hire the services of an Israeli spy satellite for 45 million euros in 2005. According to allegations, the deal was not authorized by Serbian state authorities and the whole affair is under investigation conducted by the Serbian justice and defence ministries.
Serbians
Serbians may refer to people who are identified with the country of Serbia, or people of the Serb ethnic group.However it could also be used as the translation of Serbian word "Србијанци" , especially when distinction is made between the two...
football player.
Ćalasan played for Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
, Olimpija Ljubljana
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1911)
NK Olimpija Ljubljana was a Slovenian association football club based in Ljubljana. The club had traced its origin back to 1911 when it was originally founded as SK Ilirija. It had gone through a series of mergers in the first half of the 20th century before adopting the name Olimpija in 1962...
and Dinamo Zagreb in the 1970s and 1980s before moving abroad and spending several seasons with Liège
R.F.C. de Liège
Royal Football Club de Liège is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. It currently plays in the Belgian Third Division. Its matricule is 4, meaning that it was the fourth club to register with the country's national federation, and the club was the first Belgian champion in history...
in Belgium and Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Early years :The club was formed as SV Vogelheim on 1 February 1907 out of the merger of two smaller clubs: SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. In 1910, Vogelheim came to an arrangement with Turnerbund...
in Germany.
After retiring from football, Ćalasan became a sports agent
Sports agent
A sports agent procures and negotiates employment and endorsement contracts for an athlete.In return, the sports agent generally receives between 4 and 10% of the athlete's playing contract, and 10 to 20% of the athlete's endorsement contract, though these figures vary...
. His Paris-based sports agency (Mondialvas SARL) has managed careers of manager Arsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger, OBE is a French association football manager and former player, who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996...
and footballers such as Christian Karembeu
Christian Karembeu
Christian Karembeu is a retired French international footballer and current scout for Arsenal Football Club...
and Nikola Žigić
Nikola Žigic
Nikola Žigić is a Serbian footballer who plays for English club Birmingham City as a centre forward.At , Žigić is among the tallest professional players in the world...
, as well as several players who played for Paris Saint-Germain in the early 2000s, such as Branko Bošković
Branko Boškovic
Branko Bošković , is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and for the national team.-Club:...
, Juan Pablo Sorin
Juan Pablo Sorín
Juan Pablo Sorín is a former Argentine footballer. He was born in Buenos Aires. He is a much-travelled player, having spent time in Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Italy, France and Germany. He was captain of the Argentine team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.He is a versatile left wing-back who can play...
and Éric Rabésandratana
Eric Rabesandratana
Éric Rabésandratana is a former French-born Malagasy footballer, who currently works as Head coach of Jeunesse Sportive Juridiction de Saint-Émilion Under-18.-Football career:...
.
In May 2010 Ćalasan was mentioned in the Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n media in connection to a contract in which his company (Camira Creek Corporation), based in the Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands are the western island group of the Leeward Islands, which are the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, which form the border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean...
, acted as middleman in a deal in which Prvoslav Davinić, Serbian Defence Minister, tried to hire the services of an Israeli spy satellite for 45 million euros in 2005. According to allegations, the deal was not authorized by Serbian state authorities and the whole affair is under investigation conducted by the Serbian justice and defence ministries.