Milan Galić

Milan Galić

Personal information
Full name	Milan Galić
Date of birth	8 March 1938
Place of birth	Temerin, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death	13 September 2014 (aged 76)
Place of death	Belgrade, Serbia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1952–1958	Proleter Zrenjanin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1966	Partizan	148	(74)
1966–1970	Standard Liège	84	(33)
1970–1973	Reims	55	(18)
Total		287	(125)
National team
1959–1965	Yugoslavia	51	(37)
Honours Olympic Games 1960 European Nations' Cup 1960
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Milan Galić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Галић; 8 March 1938 – 13 September 2014) was a Yugoslav professional footballer who played as a striker.

During his active career, Galić played for four clubs, namely Proleter Zrenjanin, Partizan, Standard Liège and Reims. He also represented Yugoslavia internationally, earning 51 caps and scoring 37 goals,^[1][2] being the second-highest scorer in the history of the national team, only behind Stjepan Bobek with 38.^[3]

After finishing his playing career, Galić worked for the Football Association of Yugoslavia. He died in 2014, aged 76.^[4][5]

Club career

After starting out with Proleter Zrenjanin, Galić was transferred to Partizan in the 1958–59 campaign. He spent the following eight seasons at Stadion JNA, winning the Yugoslav First League on four occasions (1961, 1962, 1963 and 1965). Likewise, Galić was a member of the team that lost 1–2 to Real Madrid in the 1966 European Cup Final.

After leaving his homeland, Galić moved to Standard Liège, winning the Belgian First Division twice (1969 and 1970), as well as the Belgian Cup in 1967. He also played for French club Reims between 1970 and 1973.

International career

Galić made his international debut for Yugoslavia in a 2–0 home win over Bulgaria on 31 May 1959, scoring the game's opening goal.

Galić was a member of the team that finished as runner-up in the 1960 European Nations' Cup. He was the tournament's joint-top scorer with two goals. Later the same year, Galić played for Yugoslavia at the 1960 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal.^[6] He was the tournament's top scorer with seven goals, including the opening goal in the final, a 3–1 victory over Denmark.

Subsequently, Galić represented the country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup and scored three goals during the tournament, as the team finished in fourth place.

Statistics

Club

Club	Season	League		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Partizan	1958–59	10	7	0	0	10	7
	1959–60	22	10	0	0	22	10
	1960–61	21	14	0	0	21	14
	1961–62	21	7	4	0	25	7
	1962–63	25	16	1	1	26	17
	1963–64	20	4	6	4	26	8
	1964–65	24	15	0	0	24	15
	1965–66	5	1	3	2	8	3
	Total	148	74	14	7	162	81
Standard Liège	1966–67	22	9	5	2	27	11
	1967–68	14	2	4	0	18	2
	1968–69	23	5	1	1	24	6
	1969–70	25	17	6	2	31	19
	Total	84	33	16	5	100	38
Reims	1970–71	36	14	0	0	36	14
	1971–72	16	3	0	0	16	3
	1972–73	3	1	0	0	3	1
	Total	55	18	0	0	55	18
Career total		287	125	30	12	317	137

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Yugoslavia	1959	2	1
	1960	14	14
	1961	11	7
	1962	10	8
	1963	3	2
	1964	5	2
	1965	6	3
Total		51	37

Honours

Club

Partizan

• Yugoslav First League: 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65
• Yugoslav Cup: Runner-up 1959–60
• European Cup: Runner-up 1965–66

Standard Liège

• Belgian First Division: 1968–69, 1969–70
• Belgian Cup: 1966–67

International

Yugoslavia

• Olympic Games: 1960
• European Nations' Cup: Runner-up 1960

Individual

• Olympic Games Top Scorer: 1960
• European Nations' Cup Top Scorer: 1960
• European Nations' Cup Team of the Tournament: 1960

References

1. "Gone but not forgotten". FIFA. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
2. "Milan Galic - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
3. "1960 team of the tournament". UEFA. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
4. "Preminuo legendarni Milan Galić" (in Serbian). B92. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
5. "Preminuo Milan Galić" (in Serbian). Mondo. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
6. "Olimpijski komitet Srbije uručio priznanja veteranima sporta" (in Serbian). Blic. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

External links

• Milan Galić profile at Reprezentacija
• Milan Galić – FIFA competition record