FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac

Fudbalski klub Metalac (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Meтaлaц) is a professional football club based in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. Gornji Milanovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Гoрњи Милановац, pronounced [ɡôːrɲiː mǐlanoʋats] (About this soundlisten)) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 24,216, while the population of the municipality is 44,406.

Metalac
Full nameFudbalski klub Metalac Gornji Milanovac
Nickname(s)"Plavi (Blue)", "Šerpaši (Pot-workers)", "Metalci (Metalworkers)"
Short nameMET
Founded12 June 1961 (1961-06-12)
GroundStadion Metalac
Capacity4,400[1]
PresidentDragoljub Vukadinović
Head coachAleksandar Stanković
LeagueSerbian Superliga
2019–203rd (Promoted)
WebsiteClub website

The city was founded in 1853. Before 1859 the original name of the city was Despotovac, after the Despotovica river passing by the town. In 1859 the name was changed to Gornji Milanovac at the request of the Prince of Serbia Miloš Obrenović. Its name means Upper Milanovac (there is a Lower Milanovac as well, while Milanovac stems from the name Milan in Serbian.

Metalac is a bit of a yo-yo club consistently been relegated/promoted between the top three divisions of the Serbian football league system.

Current squad
As of 20 July 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 MF  SRB Milan Svojić
4 DF  SRB Bojan Gočanin
5 DF  SRB Boris Milekić
6 MF  BIH Stefan Vukadin
7 MF  SRB Ersan Rovčanin
8 MF  SRB Aleksandar Ivanović (captain)
9 FW  SRB Marko Rajković
10 DF  SRB Marko Anđić
11 FW  SRB Miroslav Lečić
12 GK  SRB Ivan Kostić
13 FW  SRB Vladimir Petrović
15 FW  SRB Stefan Ilić
16 MF  SRB Branislav Tomić
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  SRB Srđan Simović
19 MF  SRB Nikola Stojković
20 FW  SRB Nikola Čumić
21 MF  MNE Stefan Lukačević
22 DF  SRB Petar Pavlović
24 MF  SRB Nemanja Vukmanović
30 FW  SRB Dejan Vukojević
32 DF  SRB Bojan Mijailović
42 GK  MNE Bojan Zogović
77 DF  MNE Lazar Đokić
—– GK  MNE Milan Jelovac
—– GK  SRB Miloš Jokić
—– DF  SRB Branko Jovanović

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  SRB Andrija Ratković (at Šumadija Aranđelovac until the end of 2017–18 season)
—– GK  SRB Marko Minić (at BASK until the end of 2017–18 season)
No. Pos. Nation Player
—– FW  SRB Nikola Grbović (at Polet Ljubić until the end of 2017–18 season)
—– FW  SRB Andrija Đunisijević (at Takovo until the end of 2017–18 season)

For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2019.

Notable former players

This is a list of club players with national team appearances:[3]

For a list of current and former players with wikipedia article, please see Category:FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players.

Coaching history

As of July, 2014

NationCoach name and surnamePeriod
Aleksandar Stanković2018 – present
Nenad VanićMay 2015 – 2017
Aleksandar JanićJan 1, 2014 – June 15, 2014
Slavenko KuzeljevićJul 1, 2013 – Jun 30, 2014
Jul 1, 2005 – Jun 30, 2009
Vladica PetrovićSep 14, 2012 – Jun 30, 2013
Jan 1, 2012 – Jun 30, 2012
Jul 2014 – May 2015
Dragan LacmanovićJul 1, 2012 – Sep 9, 2012
Jovica ŠkoroOct 17, 2011 – Dec 31, 2011
Neško MilovanovićOct 1, 2011 – Oct 17, 2011
Milan ĐuričićJul 11, 2011 – Sep 27, 2011
Nenad MilovanovićApr 12, 2011 – Jul 8, 2011
Jul 1, 2009 – Apr 30, 2010
Miodrag RadanovićNov 1, 2010 – Apr 12, 2011
Zvonko ŽivkovićJul 1, 2010 – Nov 1, 2010
Unknown1991–2008
Ljuba Damljanović and Slavoljub Raković1980–1991
Zoran Marinković1979–1980
Ljubinko Đunović1977–1978
Unknown1975–1977
Nikola Dragićević1974–1975
Ljubinko Đunović1974
Boro Katanić1974
Perica Terzić1973
Slavoljub Raković1973
Nikola Božić1973
Ljubinko Đunović1970–1972
Jovičić & Stanić1970
Ljubinko Đunović1968–1969
Slavoljub Raković1967–1968
Milovan Vučićević1966–1967
Mito Čohov1962–1964
Unknown1961–1962

Stadium
View on the west stand of FK Metalac Stadium during the opening friendly match between FK Metalac versus Serbia B

Stadion Metalac[4] has 4,400 seats, and it was built in 2012. After the club achieved promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga in 2010, Metalac briefly played home matches in the Stadion Mladost which is in Lučani and holds 8,000 spectators. FK Metalac in Serbian SuperLiga, season 2009–10 held their matches at Čika Dača Stadium in nearby Kragujevac, because the FK Metalac played season before on the stadion of FK Takovo who didn't have technical requirements of Serbian SuperLiga. Next season 2010–11, they played in Čačak, at Čačak Stadium because unpaid rent at Čika Dača Stadium. Last season in SuperLiga they played in Lučani, on the same stadium where they began first match in higher rank of the league. The new stadium was completed in August 2012.

First game on the new stadium, September 1, 2012, FK Metalac played against FK Mladost Lučani, who was defeated with result 3–1. At this stadium the Serbia national under-21 football team plays their games too.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
PeriodKit manufacturersOfficial sponsor
2006–2014NikeMetalac
2014–2018Independent kit
2018–presentNAAI

References
  2. About the club Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine at club official website.
  3. FK Metalac G. Milanovac at National-Football-Teams.com.
  4. http://www.sportske.net/vest/domaci-fudbal/srbija-b-remizirala-na-otvaranju-stadiona-metalca-95509.html
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