Milomir Odović Explained

Milomir Odović
Birth Date:26 March 1955
Birth Place:Ilijaš, FPR Yugoslavia
Death Place:Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Youthclubs1:Sloga Ilijaš
Youthyears2:–1974
Years1:1974–1984
Caps1:230
Goals1:22
Years2:1985–1986
Caps2:55
Goals2:7
Years3:1986–1988
Clubs3:Spittal
Caps3:31
Goals3:4
Totalcaps:316
Totalgoals:33
Manageryears1:2003–2004
Manageryears2:2005–2007
Manageryears3:2007–2008
Manageryears4:2009–2010
Managerclubs4:Slavija Sarajevo
Manageryears5:2011
Managerclubs5:Velež Mostar
Manageryears6:2011–2012
Managerclubs6:GOŠK Gabela
Manageryears7:2012–2013
Managerclubs7:Zvijezda Gradačac
Manageryears8:2013−2014
Managerclubs8:Rudar Kakanj
Manageryears9:2014–2015
Managerclubs9:Čelik Zenica
Manageryears10:2015
Managerclubs10:Željezničar
Manageryears11:2016
Managerclubs11:Olimpik
Manageryears12:2016–2017
Managerclubs12:Slavija Sarajevo
Manageryears13:2018
Managerclubs13:Željezničar

Milomir Odović (26 March 1955 – 15 December 2020) was a Bosnian professional football manager and player, best known for his playing and managing days at Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar, where he is a club legend.[1]

As a player, Odović played as a left winger for the already mentioned Željezničar and Austrian clubs Linz and Spittal. As a manager, he managed a lot of Bosnian clubs, among others being Željezničar, Slavija Sarajevo, Borac Banja Luka, Velež Mostar and Čelik Zenica.

Playing career

Born in Ilijaš, a town just outside Sarajevo, in the SFR Yugoslavia on 26 March 1955, Odović started playing football for local club Sloga. As a talented youngster, he was asked to come and play for Željezničar, making his official debut for the club in 1974. Odović would go on to play almost 11 years for Željezničar, making 230 league appearances and scoring 22 league goals for the club. He was part of the Željezničar team that faced Velež Mostar in the 1980–81 Yugoslav Cup final.

He also played in Austria for Linz from 1985 to 1986 and for Spittal from 1986 to 1988.[2] Odović ended his playing career in the summer of 1988 after leaving Spittal.

Managerial career

After the end of an active professional career as a player, Odović became a professional manager. He worked as a manager in Slavija Sarajevo on three occasions, where they were the 2006–07 Bosnian Cup runners-up. Odović also managed Željezničar, Borac Banja Luka, Velež Mostar, GOŠK Gabela, Zvijezda Gradačac, Rudar Kakanj, Čelik Zenica and Olimpik.

He managed Željezničar where he left the position of manager on 27 November 2018 after 4 consecutive league losses in the 2018–19 season, but it was announced that Odović would however stay in the club and would coach the young players in Željezničar's academy.[3]

Death

Odović died on 15 December 2020 at the age of 65, two years after being diagnosed with cancer.[4]

Honours

Player

Željezničar

1977–78 (West)

Manager

Slavija Sarajevo

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Milomir Odović – Oda. 27 March 2020. bs. Nedim Kreštalica. 1921.ba.
  2. Web site: Milomir Odović. 27 March 2020. en. worldfootball.net.
  3. Web site: Milomir Odović više nije šef stručnog štaba FK Željezničar. 27 November 2018. 27 November 2018. bs. Sport1.ba.
  4. Web site: Preminuo legendarni igrač i trener Željezničara Milomir Odović. 15 December 2020. 15 December 2020. bs. K.H.. Klix.ba.