Anđelo Milevoj (born 26 March 1941) is a Croatian retired football player. He was named Best Defender of the Yugoslav First League for two consecutive seasons (1967 and 1968).[1]

Anđelo Milevoj
Milevoj
Personal information
Full name Anđelo Milevoj
Date of birth 26 March 1941 (1941-03-26) (age 83)
Place of birth Labin, Italy
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Rudar Labin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1970 Rijeka 200 (0)
1970–1972 Olimpija Ljubljana 37 (2)
International career
1966 Yugoslavia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Labin,[2] as a player, he was widely regarded as one of HNK Rijeka's best defenders of all time.[3] He spent seven years in Rijeka, collecting 200 caps. He also spent two years with Olimpija Ljubljana.

International career

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He has made four appearances for the Yugoslavia national team (against the USSR, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and Israel), all friendlies in 1966.[4][5]

Honours

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HNK Rijeka

Olimpija Ljubljana

Individual

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Career statistics

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Club

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[6] [7]

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Yugoslavia League
1963–64 NK Rijeka Yugoslav First League 25 0
1964–65 28 0
1965–66 28 0
1966–67 30 0
1967–68 30 0
1968–69 33 0
1969–70 Yugoslav Second League 26 0
NK Rijeka total 200 0
1970–71 Olimpija Ljubljana Yugoslav First League 19 2
1971–72 18 0
Olimpija Ljubljana total 37 2
Career total 237 2

References

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  1. ^ a b "Milevoj Anđelo". Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ^ Anđelo Milevoj at Reprezentacija.rs
  3. ^ a b Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0, p. 467.
  4. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. ^ Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0, pp. 359–60.
  6. ^ "Milevoj Anđelo". www.reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Stats". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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