FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac

Metalac

Full name	Fudbalski klub Metalac Gornji Milanovac
Nickname(s)	"Plavi (Blue)", "Metalci (Metalworkers)", Šerpadžije (Pot-workers)"
Short name	MET
Founded	12 June 1961 (1961-06-12)
Ground	Metalac Stadium, Gornji Milanovac
Capacity	4,500[1]
President	Dragoljub Vukadinović
Head coach	Miloš Kruščić
League	First Liga
2017/2018	3rd
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Fudbalski klub Metalac (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Meтaлaц), or simply Metalac, is a professional football club based in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian First League.

History

On June 12, 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 season 1963-64 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 (Zapadnomoravska Liga), in 1970 is promoted to the Morava-Šumadija League (Moravsko-šumadijska Liga) 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 (today NK 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.^[2] Metalac finished top level as 14th in 2010-11 season. Metalac relegated to second level after finishing SuperLiga as 16th or last in 2011-12 season. Metalac finished First League as 5th in 2012-12 season. Metalac finished it as 3rd, but lost play-out against FK Rad in 2013-14 season. Metalac finished it again as 3rd in 2014-15 season. This time, they won play-out against FK Napredak Kruševac and returned to top level after 3 years.

There are around 300 athletes in several age levels competing in the club.

Current squad

As of 10 March 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 3 MF Milan Svojić 4 DF Bojan Gočanin 5 DF Boris Milekić 6 MF Stefan Vukadin 7 MF Ersan Rovčanin 8 MF Aleksandar Ivanović (captain) 9 FW Marko Rajković 10 DF Marko Anđić 11 FW Miroslav Lečić 12 GK Ivan Kostić 13 FW Vladimir Petrović 15 FW Stefan Ilić 16 MF Branislav Tomić 17 MF Srđan Simović

No. Position Player 19 MF Nikola Stojković 20 FW Nikola Čumić 21 MF Stefan Lukačević 22 DF Petar Pavlović 24 MF Nemanja Vukmanović 30 FW Dejan Vukojević 32 DF Bojan Mijailović 42 GK Bojan Zogović 77 DF Lazar Đokić 88 DF Dejan Koraksić —– GK Milan Jelovac —– GK Miloš Jokić —– DF Branko Jovanović

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 18 FW Andrija Ratković (at Šumadija Aranđelovac until the end of 2017–18 season) —– GK Marko Minić (at BASK until the end of 2017–18 season)

No. Position Player —– FW Nikola Grbović (at Polet Ljubić until the end of 2017–18 season) —– FW Andrija Đunisijević (at Takovo until the end of 2017–18 season)

For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers winter 2017–18. For summer transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2017.

Notable former players

This is a list of club players with national team appearances:^[3]

• Yaw Antwi
• Misdongarde Betolngar
• Kwame Boateng
• Nikola Karčev
• Miloš Krkotić
• Janko Simović
• Marko Mirić
• Aleksandar Sedlar

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

Nation	Coach name and surname	Period
	Nenad Vanić	May 2015-currently
	Aleksandar Janić	Jan 1, 2014-June 15, 2014
	Slavenko Kuzeljević	Jul 1, 2013-Jun 30, 2014; Jul 1, 2005-Jun 30, 2009
	Vladica Petrović	Sep 14, 2012-Jun 30, 2013; Jan 1, 2012-Jun 30, 2012; Jul 2014- May 2015
	Dragan Lacmanović	Jul 1, 2012-Sep 9, 2012
	Jovica Škoro	Oct 17, 2011-Dec 31, 2011
	Neško Milovanović	Oct 1, 2011-Oct 17, 2011
	Milan Đuričić	Jul 11, 2011-Sep 27, 2011
	Nenad Milovanović	Apr 12, 2011-Jul 8, 2011; Jul 1, 2009-Apr 30, 2010
	Miodrag Radanović	Nov 1, 2010-Apr 12, 2011
	Zvonko Živković	Jul 1, 2010-Nov 1, 2010
	Unknown	1991-2008
	Ljuba Damljanović and Slavoljub Raković	1980–1991
	Zoran Marinković	1979–1980
	Ljubinko Đunović	1977–1978
	Unknown	1975–1977
	Nikola Dragićević	1974-1975
	Ljubinko Đunović	1974
	Boro Katanić	1974
	Perica Terzić	1973
	Slavoljub Raković	1973
	Nikola Božić	1973
	Ljubinko Đunović	1970-1972
	Jovičić & Stanić	1970
	Ljubinko Đunović	1968-1969
	Slavoljub Raković	1967-1968
	Milovan Vučićević	1966-1967
	Mito Čohov	1962-1964
	Unknown	1961-1962

Stadium

View on the west stand of FK Metalac Stadium during the opening friendly match between FK Metalac versus Serbia B

Metalac Stadium^[4] has 4,600 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 2009/2010 held their matches on 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, on Čačak Stadium because unpaid rent on the 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.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

References

External links

• Official website
• Club profile and squad at Srbijafudbal.
• Profile on srbijasport.net
• FK Metalac GM info
• Metalac Stats at Utakmica.rs