FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac


Fudbalski klub Metalac is a professional football club based in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian First League.

History

On 12 June 1961 in Gornji Milanovac, by the initiative of former FK Takovo footballer Miroslav Spasojević, was held the first foundational assembly of the newly created football club. The assembly was attended by the sindical union members of the companies "Graditelj" and "Metalac" and they suggested that the workers of the city companies should actively play football in the club. The club was founded as FK Radnik and the club management was elected. The presidents of the companies "Metalac" and "Graditelj" were elected president and vice-president respectively. The coaching position was attributed to Miroslav Spasojević, nicknamed "Era", who was also the team captain and main player. The club started competing within the league of the football association of Čačak. In the 1963–64 season, FK Radnik won the championship and got promoted. At the end of the 1964–65 season, by the initiative of the general manager of "Metalac" company, Milan Mišović, the club changed its name into FK Metalac, and the company begins to support financially the club. The new club president was Veljo Perišić and a new age begins for the club. In 1968, the club is promoted to the Western Morava League, in 1970 is promoted to the Morava-Šumadija League and again two seasons later, the club starts competing in the Serbian League South, Yugoslav fourth tier back then. In that period the club also won the Serbian Cup by winning FK Rudar Kostolac by 4–0, and reached the 1/16 finals of the Yugoslav Cup where they lost after extra-time in Travnik against NK Borac Travnik by 1–2.
By the early 1990s and after the breakup of Yugoslavia, the club competed in regional leagues. In 1995, the company Metalac became the club main sponsor. It is then when the club begins climbing up the leagues, reaching by 2000 the Second League of FR Yugoslavia. They did not manage to hold on in their first attempt and were relegated, but next season they won the Serbian League West and returned to Second League staying there this time two seasons. In 2007, they won again the third league and played the 2007–08 Serbian First League surprisingly managing to finish sixth, which gave them access to the SuperLiga play-offs. That year the club failed, but next season, 2008–09 Metalac finished even better, fifth, and this time was promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga. At the end of the 2009–10 Serbian SuperLiga they finished 9th. Metalac finished top level as 14th in the 2010–11 season. Metalac relegated to second level after finishing SuperLiga as 16th or last in the 2011–12 season. Metalac finished First League as 5th in the 2012–12 season. Metalac finished it as 3rd, but lost play-out against FK Rad in the 2013–14 season. Metalac finished it again as 3rd in the 2014–15 season. This time, they won play-out against FK Napredak Kruševac and returned to top level after 3 years.

Current squad

Out on loan

For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2019.

Notable former players

This is a list of club players with national team appearances:
For a list of current and former players with wikipedia article, please see :Category:FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players.

Coaching history

As of July, 2014
NationCoach name and surnamePeriod
Aleksandar Stanković2018 – present
Nenad VanićMay 2015 – 2017
Aleksandar JanićJan 1, 2014 – June 15, 2014
Slavenko KuzeljevićJul 1, 2013 – Jun 30, 2014
Jul 1, 2005 – Jun 30, 2009
Vladica PetrovićSep 14, 2012 – Jun 30, 2013
Jan 1, 2012 – Jun 30, 2012
Jul 2014 – May 2015
Dragan LacmanovićJul 1, 2012 – Sep 9, 2012
Jovica ŠkoroOct 17, 2011 – Dec 31, 2011
Neško MilovanovićOct 1, 2011 – Oct 17, 2011
Milan ĐuričićJul 11, 2011 – Sep 27, 2011
Nenad MilovanovićApr 12, 2011 – Jul 8, 2011
Jul 1, 2009 – Apr 30, 2010
Miodrag RadanovićNov 1, 2010 – Apr 12, 2011
Zvonko ŽivkovićJul 1, 2010 – Nov 1, 2010
Unknown1991–2008
Ljuba Damljanović and Slavoljub Raković1980–1991
Zoran Marinković1979–1980
Ljubinko Đunović1977–1978
Unknown1975–1977
Nikola Dragićević1974–1975
Ljubinko Đunović1974
Boro Katanić1974
Perica Terzić1973
Slavoljub Raković1973
Nikola Božić1973
Ljubinko Đunović1970–1972
Jovičić & Stanić1970
Ljubinko Đunović1968–1969
Slavoljub Raković1967–1968
Milovan Vučićević1966–1967
Mito Čohov1962–1964
Unknown1961–1962

Stadium

has 4,400 seats, and it was built in 2012. After the club achieved promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga in 2010, Metalac briefly played home matches in the Stadion Mladost which is in Lučani and holds 8,000 spectators. FK Metalac in Serbian SuperLiga, season 2009–10 held their matches at Čika Dača Stadium in nearby Kragujevac, because the FK Metalac played season before on the stadion of FK Takovo who didn't have technical requirements of Serbian SuperLiga. Next season 2010–11, they played in Čačak, at Čačak Stadium because unpaid rent at Čika Dača Stadium. Last season in SuperLiga they played in Lučani, on the same stadium where they began first match in higher rank of the league. The new stadium was completed in August 2012.
First game on the new stadium, September 1, 2012, FK Metalac played against FK Mladost Lučani, who was defeated with result 3–1. At this stadium the Serbia national under-21 football team plays their games too.

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