Full name Milan Janković 0000–1978 Red Star Height 1.86 m | Playing position Years Team Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1959-12-31) 31 December 1959 (age 57) Place of birth Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Milan Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Јанковић; born 31 December 1959) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Club career
Born in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Janković played youth football with Red Star Belgrade, signing in 1978 with NK Maribor alongside Vladislav Bogićević and Rade Radić in exchange for the best Slovenian player at the time, Milan Arnejčič. Two years later, however, he returned to his previous club, going on to be an important member as the capital side won two leagues and as many cups; he also missed the entire 1982–83 season due to injury.
In late January 1987, aged 27, Janković was allowed to leave his country, joining La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid and being a starter in most of his first full campaign, teaming up in midfield with Rafael Gordillo, Míchel and Rafael Martín Vázquez in support of strikers Emilio Butragueño and Hugo Sánchez, as the Merengues won the league with 95 goals scored.
Janković closed out his career in 1990 at the age of 30, after two seasons with R.S.C. Anderlecht in Belgium.
International career
Janković won 12 caps for Yugoslavia in three years, but did not attend any major international tournament. He scored on his debut, a 2–4 friendly loss with Brazil on 30 April 1986.
In the 2000s, Janković coached the Tonga national team.
Post-retirement
The year after retiring Janković emigrated to Australia, settling down in far North Queensland with his Cairns-born wife. There, he played some futsal with Kunzi.