Milovan Ćirić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Ћирић; 12 February 1918 – 14 October 1986) was a Serbian football coach and former player. He was the last player to captain SK Jugoslavija and the first captain of Red Star Belgrade (1945–47) and the one-off Serbia national team of 1945. In June 1947 Ćirić moved to city rivals FK Partizan (1947–48). After finished his career as a player, Ćirić embarked on a coaching career, firstly as the youth team manager for Partizan (1948–51). Managerial career Throughout his long career he's coached OFK Beograd (1951–53), FK Partizan (1953/54), Yugoslavia national football team (from May to October 1954 as part of a 5-man commission along with Branko Pešić, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Leo Lemešić, and Franjo Wölfl as well as from December 1973 to July 1974 as part of another 5-man commission featuring Miljan Miljanić, Milan Ribar, Sulejman Rebac, and Tomislav Ivić), Red Star Belgrade (1954–57, 1975/76), S.S. Lazio (1957/58), Hajduk Split (1958–61, 1963/64), OFK Beograd (1961–63, 1964/65), Israel national football team (1965–68), Beşiktaş J.K. (1968/69), Aris FC (1969–71), Valencia CF (1974/75), India national football team (1984–85), etc. References External links Milovan Ćirić coach profile at mackolik.com 1918 births 1986 deaths Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Partizan players Yugoslav football managers Serbian football managers Serbian expatriates in Greece Serbian expatriates in Italy Serbian expatriates in Spain Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey OFK Beograd managers FK Partizan managers Red Star Belgrade managers Beşiktaş J.K. managers Serie A managers Israel national football team managers India national football team managers La Liga managers Aris Thessaloniki F.C. managers Valencia CF managers HNK Hajduk Split managers Footballers from Belgrade Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Greece Expatriate football managers in Italy Expatriate football managers in Spain Expatriate football managers in Turkey 1984 AFC Asian Cup managers 1968 AFC Asian Cup managers Association football midfielders Yugoslav footballers