Saša Milaimović

Saša Milaimović (born August 27, 1975) is a Croatian retired footballer who played professionally most notably in Asia, and North America.

Saša Milaimović
Personal information
Full name Saša Milaimović
Date of birth (1975-08-27) 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

Milaimović 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

His 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
  1. "Saša Milaimović". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  2. Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Györi ETO 2002-03". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2017-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "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)
  4. "CPSL LEAGUE STATISTICS: 2004". Rocket Robin's Home Page. CPSL. October 2004.
  5. "September 30, 2004 CPSL Week 20 Standings (End of Regular Season)". Rocket Robin's Home Page. CPSL. September 30, 2004.
  6. 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.
  7. Saša Milaimović je asistent trener u Saudi Future Falkons Academy Ministarstva sporta Saudijske Arabije čiji je tehnički direktor Romeo Jozak - Sportnews (in Croatian)
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