Zvonko Milojević

Zvonko Milojević
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-08-30) 30 August 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Jagodina, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Jagodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1997 Red Star Belgrade 150 (0)
1997–2003 Anderlecht 31 (0)
2003–2007 Lokeren 30 (0)
International career
1995–1997 FR Yugoslavia 9 (0)
1997 FR Yugoslavia XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zvonko Milojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Звонко Милојевић; born 30 August 1971) is a Serbian retired football goalkeeper.

Club career

Having made his first team debut for Red Star Belgrade at only 17 years of age in the return leg of the 1989-90 UEFA Cup matchup versus 1. FC Köln, his first years with the club were spent as a deputy to Stevan Stojanović. After Stojanović moved on in summer 1991 following the European Cup win, 20-year-old Milojević shared the goalkeeping load with Dragoje Leković who was brought in. The following year Milojević became the first choice goalie and continued as such until 1997 when he left. Afterward, he continued his career in Belgium where he played for Anderlecht and Lokeren.

International career

On the national level, Milojević made his debut for FR Yugoslavia in a February 1995 Carlsberg Cup match against South Korea and earned a total of 10 caps (including one unofficial, no goals).His final international was at the 1997 Carlsberg Cup against a Hong Kong XI.[1]

Personal life

On 15 November 2007 Milojević was involved in a car accident[2] in Germany, when a Polish truck collided with his car while on the emergency lane. He received severe injuries and since spends his time in a wheelchair as he has been paralyzed from the waist down.[3]

Honours

Anderlecht

References

  1. ^ "Zvonko Milojević, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Zvonko Milojevic in coma na zwaar verkeersongeval". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 16 November 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Kippenvel voor Anderlecht-Lokeren: applaus voor ex-doelman die in rolstoel belandde". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 8 September 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Belgium National Levels (First to Fourth) 1999/2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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