Milan Lešnjak
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 September 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Čukarički (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | (0) |
| 1994–1998 | Obilić | 89 | (3) |
| 1998–2002 | Club Brugge | 59 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 27 | (0) |
| Total | 180 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | FR Yugoslavia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Serbia U17 | ||
| 2013 | Napredak Kruševac | ||
| 2014 | Sinđelić Beograd | ||
| 2016 | Čukarički | ||
| 2017 | Rudar Pljevlja | ||
| 2017–2018 | Red Star Belgrade (U19) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Serbia U19 | ||
| 2022 | Čukarički | ||
| 2022– | Čukarički (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Milan Lešnjak (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Лешњак; born 9 September 1975) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is an assistant coach of Čukarički.
Career
[edit]During his playing career, Lešnjak represented Red Star Belgrade, Obilić, Club Brugge and Saturn Ramenskoye. He was also capped for FR Yugoslavia at under-21 level.
In 2013, Lešnjak served as manager of Napredak Kruševac. He was appointed manager of Čukarički in March 2016.[1]
Honours
[edit]- Obilić
- Club Brugge
- Belgian Cup: 2001–02
- Belgian Super Cup: 1998
Political activities
[edit]In November 2021, Lešnjak was appointed vice president of the Alliance 90/Greens of Serbia political party in charge of sports issues.[2] In August 2023, Lešnjak stated his support for Rade Basta and his European Way Movement.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Milan Lešnjak umesto Zorana Popovića" (in Serbian). fkcukaricki.rs. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Milan Lešnjak potpredsednik Saveza 90/Zelenih Srbije za sport | Politika". Direktno (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Fudbalski trener Lešnjak podržao Bastin pokret | Politika". Direktno (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Milan Lešnjak at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Belgrade
- Men's association football defenders
- Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
- Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers
- Red Star Belgrade footballers
- FK Obilić players
- Club Brugge KV players
- FC Leon Saturn Ramenskoye players
- First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Russian Premier League players
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Serbian football managers
- FK Čukarički managers
- FK Napredak Kruševac managers
- FK Rudar Pljevlja managers
- Serbian SuperLiga managers
- Serbian expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Montenegro
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro
- Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff