Dejan "Danny" Milosevic (born 26 June 1978) is the goalkeeper coach at

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. A former Australian Under-20 & 23s international, Milosevic appeared at the

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in 1997 and the

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Biography

Milosevic started off his professional career with the

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in the old NSL and captained the Under-20s Australian side to the

in 1997 playing alongside the likes of

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and

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with the

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. They produced the shock of the tournament defeating eventual winners Argentina 4–3 in the group stages. He moved overseas to play in Germany before joining

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where he was a high-profile signing under popular new coach

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in 1998. Milosevic moved to

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for £110,000 after only one season at the

and he hardly ever got a chance with the likes of England number two

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and then England number one Paul Robinson ahead of him. He was eventually released by

after five years at the club and was signed up on a "pay as you play" contract by

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. He left the club without playing after citing personal problems. Milosevic never returned to

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, and was without a club until he joined the

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for the inaugural

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season on the advice of former glory teammate

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. The Knights first season was a disaster, often due to Milosevic's form. "We all make mistakes and Danny would be the first to hold his hand up to some of the errors that he's made this year," Adshead said. He was eventually demoted to the bench with All-Whites keeper Paston ahead of him. Soon after New Zealand Knights' new manager Paul Nevin signed another goalkeeper, Michael Turnbull, to battle for Milosevic's for the

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's second season. "That's how the game normally works. You wait for your chance through injury or form and take it. You put your head down in training, show the coach what you can do, and fight for the No 1 spot". Paul Nevin. Before the close of the

's second season Milosevic was released by the club seen surplus to its requirements. Milosevic is now owner of One 2 One football, a football coaching, promotion, consultation and worldwide football marketing company. A new brand of Goalkeeping gloves designed by Milosevic called XSENTR1Q was launched recently onto the worldwide market. Milosevic accepted the position of Director of Football at newly promoted NPLV club

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in December 2013 ahead of the inaugural 2014 NPLV season. He was motivated to work with the club's youth academy. Milosevic was Goalkeeper coach with the Australian Women's team (

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) finishing second in the Asian Cup for Women in Vietnam 2104. He is currently goalkeeper coach at

Honours

Australia U-20 *

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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

References

External links

New Zealand Knights Profile

XSENTR1Q
{{DEFAULTSORT:Milosevic, Danny 1978 births Living people Australian people of Serbian descent Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Soccer players from Melbourne Men's association football goalkeepers Australian expatriate men's soccer players Olympic soccer players for Australia Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics A-League Men players National Soccer League (Australia) players Arminia Bielefeld players Celtic F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players New Zealand Knights FC players Perth Glory FC players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Australian men's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Australian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland English Football League players