Ivanovich, Milan

Club career

Born in Yugoslavia , Milan Ivanovich began his professional career at the local club Crvenka . Having played for several seasons for from and Belgrade OFK , Ivanovich was invited to the grand Yugoslav football - Crvena Zvezda , but failed to gain a foothold in its main squad.

In 1988, Ivanovich emigrated to Australia . Since 1989 he played for and became a two-time Australian champion (1991/1992, 1993/1994), a two-time Australian Cup winner (1989, 1991/1992), and also received personal awards: by at the end of the 1991/1992 season, he was awarded the as the best player of the championship, and in 1993 the , which was awarded to the best player in the final match of the national championship ^[2] .

In 2003, Milan Ivanovich was included in the ^[3] .

Team Career

Ivanovich's debut for the Australian national team took place in 1991 against Czechoslovakia ^[2] . As part of the national team, he became the silver medalist of the Confederations Cup 1997 , held in Saudi Arabia ^[4] , as well as the winner of the OFC Cup of Nations 1996 ^[5] .

In total, he spent 59 games for the national team, including one with a captain's armband - a friendly match, held on February 15, 1998 in Adelaide against Japan , was his last in a Sockruz t-shirt ^[2] .

In 2000, the amateur organization Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation included Ivanovich in the Australian Team of the Century, placing him on the field as the second central defender ^[6] .