Milorad Bilbija (; born 17 July 1964) is a Bosnian retired

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who played as a defender and current

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Club career

Born in

Sanski Most Sanski Most ( sr-cyrl, Сански Мост, ) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Sana River in northwes ...

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

, back then still within

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, he played for almost a decade with

FK Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian Serb professional association football, football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Republika ...

in the Yugoslav First and Second Leagues. Next, he had a spell alongside compatriot

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in the Turkish Super Lig. Then, he joined

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playing with them in the

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Personal life

Bilbija's son, Nemanja, is also a professional footballer who currently plays for

Bosnian Premier League The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

club Zrinjski Mostar.

Honours

Player

Borac Banja Luka *

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup (; ; , ), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup (; , and between 1947 and 1991 as the Marshal Tito Cup (; ; ; ), was one of two major association football, football competitions in Socialist Federal Re ...

: 1987–88 *

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References

External sources

Interview
on Borac B.Luka official website.
Stats from Borac Banja Luka
* 1964 births Living people People from Sanski Most Footballers from Una-Sana Canton Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers FK Borac Banja Luka players Gaziantepspor footballers OFK Kikinda players FK Sloboda Novi Grad players Yugoslav First League players Süper Lig players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Turkey {{BosniaHerzegovina-footy-defender-stub