Milorad Pavić (footballer)
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Milorad "Miša" Pavić (November 11, 1921 in Valjevo - August 16, 2005 in Valjevo) was a Yugoslavian football player and coach.
In his home country he coached Red Star Belgrade and FK Vojvodina.
He also coached Belgian teams Club Brugge (1967-1969), Standard Liège (1964-1967, 1985-1986, 1987-1988), Portuguese teams SL Benfica (1974-1975) and Sporting Lisboa (1978-1979), and Spanish teams Athletic Bilbao (1972-1974), CD Málaga (1975-1977) and Celta de Vigo (1980-1983). Outside Yugoslavia he was known by nickname Michel. The press also described him as a Gentleman in Iron Gloves.
In his youth Pavic was taken hostage by the Germans in World War II.
As a player he defended the colours of Red Star Belgrade. After his active career he became a head coach with the same team, winning the national championship three times (1958/59, 1959/60, 1963/64) and winning three Yugoslav Cups (1958, 1959, 1964). For seven seasons between 1957 and 1964, he led the team from the bench in 216 official competitive matches (113 wins, 52 draws, and 51 losses).
His successes gave him a job as national coach for the Yugoslavian squad. Pavic led his country to the semi-finals of the Football World Cup 1962 in Chile.
Pavic also won two Belgian Cups as a coach with Standar Liege (1966, 1967), a Spanish Copa del Rey with Athletic Bilbao (1973), and a Portuguese league with Benfica in 1974/75.
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| Preceded by Ladislav Dupal |
Club Brugge Coach 1967-1969 |
Succeeded by Frans De Munck |
