Miljan Zeković
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Miljan Zeković is a former Montenegrin and Yugoslav
Yugoslavia
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 football player.

Club career

He played for FK Sutjeska Nikšić and FK Budućnost Titograd
FK Buducnost Podgorica
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 before coming, in 1951, to become one of the memorable left-backs
Defender (association football)
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 in 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...

, where he will play until 1960, winning four National Championships
Yugoslav First League
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, in 1952-53, 1955-56, 1956-57 and 1958-59, and two Cups
Yugoslav Cup
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, in 1958 and 1959. After leaving the Belgrade club, he played one season as striker with NK Čelik Zenica
NK Celik Zenica
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, before joining Bernard Vukas
Bernard Vukas
Bernard "Bajdo" Vukas was a Croatian football player.Bernard Vukas played as a left winger/forward and is mostly remembered for his extraordinary dribbling ability...

 in Austrian Bundesliga
Austrian Bundesliga
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 club Grazer AK
Grazer AK
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 where he played three seasons, until 1965.

National team

He played a total of 13 matches for the Yugoslavia national football team
Yugoslavia national football team
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. His debut was on September 21, 1952, in Belgrade against Austria, a 4-2 win, and his fairway match was on November 11, 1955, in Paris against France, a 1-1 drow.

After retiring, he worked one season as a coach with FK Dubočica Leskovac
FK Dubocica
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, before leaving to Greece where he worked for six years.

External sources

  • Profile at Serbian Federation site.
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