Top facts about Savo Milosevic, The Miss-a-lot-evic

He was a former forward who signed for Aston Villa after establishing a name for himself at Partizan Belgrade. He would go on to spend most of his career in Spain, scoring 91 goals in 241 appearances for Zaragoza, Espanyol, Celta, and Osasuna in La Liga.

Milosevic played for eight clubs during the course of his 16-year professional career, scoring over 220 goals in almost 600 games.

The hero of our story represented FR Yugoslavia (later renamed Serbia and Montenegro) and Serbia at the international level, winning over 100 caps for both teams combined. Milosevic was a part of two World Cups and one European Championship, winning the Golden Boot at Euro 2000.

Milosevic served as Branko Brnovic's assistant manager for the Montenegro national team from 2011 to 2012.

This athlete was selected as Partizan's new manager by the club's board of directors on March 27, 2019, and his first win as the club's manager came on April 3, 2019, in a 3–2 home triumph over Cukaricki. Milosevic was chosen as the next manager of the Slovenian PrvaLiga team Olimpija Ljubljana on June 16, 2021.

A detailed article about top facts about Savo Milosevic

In this article, we will take a look at the personal life of this athlete as well as his transfermarkt information. We will also review his career story. But for now, it is necessary for us to take a look at his most basic information. Thus, without further ado let's jump into the

top facts about Savo Milosevic

article.

Savo Milosevic information

Let's start with the most important facts about Savo Milosevic for those who don't know him or who want to get into the correct mindset before reading the top facts about Savo Milosevic.

Personal information

• Full name:

  Savo Milošević

• Date of birth:

  2 September 1973

• Age:

  48

• Star Sign:

  Capricorn

• Star sign features:

  Ambitious, persistent, and realistic

• Nationality:

  Serbian

• Place of birth:

  Bijeljina, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia

• Marital status:

  Married

• Religion:

  Christianity

Football information

• Position:

  Striker

• The last team played for:

  Rubin Kazan

• Total appearances:

  690

• Club appearances:

  588

• National appearances:

  102

• Foot:

  Left

Physical stats and appearance

• Height:

  1.86

• Hair color:

  Salt and pepper

• Skin color:

  White

• Facial hair:

  Mustache and goatee

Now that you know everything there is to know about Savo Milosevic, we can safely go on to the next section of the

top facts about Savo Milosevic

article, which will provide entailments and complementary aspects of the current section's contents.

Savo Milosevic Transfermarkt

Let us take a look at his transfermarkt and the information which is available on his profile page in this section of top facts about Savo Milosevic. Not much can be said about his market value and his market value graph because it is not complete the way it should be.

It is just stated that his market value was 3.6 million euros in 2004 when he was playing for CA Osasuna. His statistics, however, seem to provide much more information about this Serbian player.

As stated on Transfermarkt.com, he had 16 assists throughout his career and has received 56 yellow cards. 1 red card and one second yellow card leading to a red card are the disappointing sides of his statistics.

English league cup and 3 times top scorer achievements are shining bright on his profile page of this website.

For the next section of top facts about Savo Milosevic, we are going to take a very brief look at his career just to color this article with Savo Milosevic greatness in the field.

Savo Milosevic career

Milosevic began playing football at the age of six and spent his childhood in the Drina Valley until he was discovered by FK Partizan scouts at the age of fourteen, who convinced the club to sign him for 5,000 Deutsche Mark.

This athlete made his senior debut for Partizan in 1992, scoring 14 goals in 31 games in his first season.

Milosevic was purchased from Partizan for £3.5 million in the summer of 1995 by then-Aston Villa manager Brian Little, a club record at the time. He spent three seasons in England, earning the moniker "Miss-a-lot-evic" from the tabloids due to his repeated goal-scoring droughts.

The striker played 117 games for Villa and scored 33 goals. This exceptional player joined Real Zaragoza of La Liga for 8.5 million pounds in 1998, and he scored 21 goals in the 1999–2000 season, helping the team to fourth place. Milosevic joined

for €25 million in the summer of 2000, after regaining his form in Spain.

The Serbian signed a three-year contract with CA Osasuna, another top-flight Spanish team, in mid-July 2004, when he was 30 years old. After a short break, he joined Rubin Kazan. He retired shortly after, at the age of 35.

Savo Milosevic net worth and salary

Let us take a look at his net worth in this section of

top facts about Savo Milosevic

.

Savo Milosevic is one of the wealthiest association football players, as well as one of the most popular. This athlete’s net worth is estimated to be $1.5 million, according to Wikipedia, Forbes, and Business Insider.

But some websites claim that he has amassed more than 1.5 million dollars and has a stunning amount of 6 million dollars of real estate, bank balance, and general wealth. Either way, he is richer than most of the athletes that we see in the green field.

There is no accurate record of how much he is getting currently as a coach but it is enough to make him satisfied with his job.

Savo Milosevic condemns racism

Savo has always been a racism-free football supporter, a man who has always wanted to see football becoming a racism-free sport. Let us talk about this in this part of the top facts about Savo Milosevic.

Milosevic was the technical director of the Serbian Football Association in 2012 when racial insults from spectators and confrontations involving players and coaches from both the England and Serbian teams occurred during a U21 European Championship play-off.

Soon after, Milosevic addressed the matter, saying that the Football Association of Serbia could only do so much since they had "no ability to control fans or people" owing to a lack of support and empathy from the Serbian government and police.

He went on to say that UEFA authorities needed to be more present in the country, calling for support and assistance as well as punishment as he and others worked to enhance the country's image.

He once again addressed the problem in 2019 after Raheem Sterling talked about the pressure he had to go through because of racism. Talking about the problem generally, Savo stated “Many of these associations are poor and need huge help to raise awareness, especially in non-diverse countries.”

Savo Milosevic family

Milosevic was born into an ethnic Serb family in Bijeljina, Semberija, and reared in Johovac, both in the then-SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, where he resided with his younger brother Andrija (1975–2013) and sister Cvijeta "Mira."

Milosevic's mother died of cancer in 2000, and he has paternal heritage from the Vasojevii tribe's huge Miloevi brotherhood in northern Montenegro, as well as being a relative of Slobodan Milosevic.

Milosevic was a long-time supporter of Boris Tadic's Democratic Party, having joined in 1993 after meeting with Zoran Dindic and becoming an official member in 2003.

He was a participant in the demonstrations of 1996–97 and the 5 October Overthrow.

Milosevic was married to Vesna, with whom he had two boys and a daughter, including Nikola. After a family feud, his father Stevan "Stevo" (1953–2011) was shot in the chest and killed at the family home in Glavicice by his grandpa Savo (1928–2012), who was subsequently arrested.

Savo Milosevic father’s death

Let us talk about the tragedy that we mentioned in the previous part of the top facts about Savo Milosevic.

The tragedy occurred on Friday at the family's house in Glavicice, Bosnia-Herzegovina, some 200 kilometers east of Sarajevo. The player's paternal grandpa was arrested for the shooting.

According to accounts, the man got into an altercation with his son. He walked into the home and emerged with an M-48 rifle, which he used to shoot his kid in the chest during the battle. Unresolved property disputes are said to be at the root of the conflict.

Milosevic's father is believed to have died while on his way to the hospital, while the assailant was apprehended by local cops.

Savo Milosevic had sent a statement to the Serbian daily Tanjug, requesting that the media treat the family with respect and decency during this time of "unbearable agony."

"Spare the family and allow us time to cope with the catastrophe so we can pull ourselves together," Milosevic and his relatives had pleaded with the media.

Savo Milosevic civil war struggles

Even concentrating on football was difficult for a youngster so far away from a home engulfed in a horrific civil conflict following Yugoslavia's disintegration.

“I was still young when I came, and I found it difficult to cope with what was going on (at home),” he says. “Life is difficult. But if you can go through it all, you'll be able to do a lot.

I try to be optimistic by remembering that no matter what has happened in the past, you will survive and grow stronger. The fans were always there for me. It was a terrible moment for my people and nation when I arrived in Villa.”

His heart was with his homeland but the spirit inside was set to rise to reach its place of succession.

He forgot his past and set hope in his future. He did struggle but at last, reached the place he has always wanted to be in. reading top facts about Savo Milosevic gives you the right idea of how beneficial hardships can be and that the phoenix rose from the ashes.

Savo Milosevic social media

Based on our research, Savo does not have a social media account on the most popular platform such as Twitter and Instagram. There are thousands of fan pages for him on Instagram indicating that he is loved among the people and football fans.

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