Milorad Pavić (footballer)


Milorad Pavić was a Serbian football player and coach.

Career

In his home country he coached Red Star Belgrade and FK Vojvodina.
He also coached Belgian teams Club Brugge, Standard Liège, Portuguese teams Benfica and Sporting CP, and Spanish teams Athletic Bilbao, CD Málaga and Celta de Vigo. Outside Yugoslavia he was known by nickname "Michel". The press also described him as a Gentleman in Iron Gloves.
In his youth Pavić 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 and winning three Yugoslav Cups. For seven seasons between 1957 and 1964, he led the team from the bench in 216 official competitive matches.
Pavić also won two Belgian Cups as a coach with Standard Liege, a Spanish Copa del Rey with Athletic Bilbao, and a Portuguese league with Benfica in 1974–75.

Honours

Manager

Red Star Belgrade
Standard Liège
Athletic Bilbao
Benfica
Celta Vigo