Place of birth Bor, SFR Yugoslavia Current team Unattached (coach) Years Team Position Forward | Playing position 1971–1977 Bor Height 1.84 m | |
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Date of birth (1954-08-11) 11 August 1954 (age 62) | ||
Milija Brkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милија Бркић; born 11 August 1954) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played from the early 1970s to early 1990s, and the current manager.
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Playing career
Born in Bor, Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Brkić started playing with his hometown club Bor, and made his senior debut in 1977.
Brkić played from 1978 to 1983 in FK Zemun spending several seasons in Yugoslav First League appearing in games against best clubs in Yugoslavia, such as FK Partizan, Red Star, Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Vojvodina, and the rest. He also played for six years at Bor in second tier football league of Yugoslavia.
Managerial career
Brkić began his managerial career in 1991, in his parent club Bor, spending several years as a coach of first team in Yugoslav Second League. He was also a coach of Zemun in First League of Serbia and Montenegro. In second term, he replaced Dragan Lacmanović.
Except making a good results with clubs in Serbia, Milija Brkić was very important person and coach in career development of several national team and international players from Serbia. He was very important in progress of Nenad Milijaš. Milija Brkić was his coach in youth and senior team of First League of Serbia and Montenegro club Zemun. Milijaš after that made a very successful international career, playing in English Premier league team Wolverhampton Wanderers, Serbian champion Red Star, Manisaspor in Turkey, and currently in Hebei Zhongji, China League One club. Milijaš also made successful national team career, playing for Serbia national football team, and been member of squad in World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
Brkić also coached Brana Ilić, Serbian striker, been playing in biggest domestic clubs like Partizan and Vojvodina, current member of PAS Giannina, top level team in Greece. Also one of his “best products” which was developed in years coached by Brkić, for sure was Ilija Stolica, former striker from Serbia, with impressive international career in top level clubs of Belgium, Spain, Ukraine, Greece and United States.
In 2010. Brkić came back in his parent Bor, trying to help his former club to return to the old way of success. But, unfortunately, bad finance situation in club impact that club has a very turbulent season, which will lead to relegation.
After few years of break, Brkić decided to accept the offer to take Budućnost, from Arilje, a place where he lives, and to help them to archive placement to Drina Zone League. They succeeded, without a single recorded loss in season. However, Brkić refused to extend his contract with this club. Brkić hold an official UEFA A professional coaching license.