Saša Milaimović (born August 27, 1975) is a Croatian retired footballer who played professionally most notably in Asia, and North America.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saša Milaimović | ||
| Date of birth | August 27, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth |
Derventa, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | Osijek | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Pohang Steelers | 25 | (8) |
| 2002–2003 | Győri ETO | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Hamilton Thunder | 19 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015-2016 | Maksimir | ||
| 2021-2022 | Devetka | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 08, 2015 | |||
Playing career
editMilaimović began his career in his native country Croatia in 1993 with NK Osijek in the 1. HNL.[1] In 2000, he went abroad to South Korea to play with Pohang Steelers of the K-League. He played with Győri ETO FC in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I from 2002-2003.[2] Milaimović went to North America in 2004 to sign with the Hamilton Thunder in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[3] Where he finished as the team's third highest goalscorer with 8 goals, and won the Western Conference title.[4][5] He featured in the club's postseason semi-final match against the Toronto Croatia, but lost the match to a score of 2-0.[6]
Managerial career
editHis first managerial spells were at Zagreb's lower league sides Maksimir and Devetka and he was appointed coach at the Saudi Arabian national football academy in April 2022.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Saša Milaimović". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- ^ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Györi ETO 2002-03". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2004-10-19. Archived from the original on 2004-10-19. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "CPSL LEAGUE STATISTICS: 2004". Rocket Robin's Home Page. CPSL. October 2004.
- ^ "September 30, 2004 CPSL Week 20 Standings (End of Regular Season)". Rocket Robin's Home Page. CPSL. September 30, 2004.
- ^ Glover, Robin (October 9, 2004). "Result of the Saturday October 9th, 2004 CPSL game between Hamilton Thunder and Toronto Croatia played at Victoria Park in Brampton at 1:00pm. This was a semi-final game of the Rogers Cup tournament". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
- ^ Saša Milaimović je asistent trener u Saudi Future Falkons Academy Ministarstva sporta Saudijske Arabije čiji je tehnički direktor Romeo Jozak - Sportnews (in Croatian)