Serbian footballer
Milan Gali?
(
Serbian Cyrillic
:
Милан Гали?
,
pronounced
[m?laŋ
??ːlit?]
;
[a]
8 March 1938 ? 13 September 2014) was a Yugoslav and Serbian professional
footballer
who played as a
striker
. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the
1960 Summer Olympics
.
[1]
During his active career, Gali? played for four clubs, namely
Proleter Zrenjanin
,
Partizan
,
Standard Liege
and
Reims
. He also represented
Yugoslavia internationally
, earning 51 caps and scoring 37 goals,
[2]
[3]
being the second-highest scorer in the history of the national team, only behind
Stjepan Bobek
with 38.
[4]
After finishing his playing career, Gali? was employed at the
Football Association of Yugoslavia
.
Club career
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Partizan
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After starting out with
Proleter Zrenjanin
, Gali? 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
).
In
1960?61 season
, Gali? won his first title with Partizan. That was also first title for
The Steamroller
after 1949. He scored a twice in first match of the season, in
Split
against
RNK Split
and helping club to reach first victory in the season, 4?2. He also scored two goals in Eternal Derby in a 3?0 home victory on 30 October 1960. On 11 June 1961, Gali? scored hat?trick in a 4?2 away victory against
Radni?ki Beograd
, in last round and securing the title. He scored 14 goals in 21 league matches and become the top scorer of club in the season.
In
next season
, Gali? helping club to won second consecutive title. He score 7 goals in 21 matches. He scored a twice on 27 August in 2?1 home victory against
OFK Beograd
and also scored another two goals on 4 March at
Omladinski stadion
in also 2?1 victory. Gali? decide a
Derby
against
Vojvodina
in
Novi Sad
, on 22 October by the goal in 76th minute and also score against this team in a 2?3 home defeat. He scored an equaliser in a 3?1 away victory in
Rijeka
.
In
1962?63 season
club won another title. Gali? scored 15 goals in 24 league matches. On 3 October, he scored his first goal in European competitions, against
CSKA Red Flag
. He scored a hat?trick in a 4?3 home victory against Vojvodina, on 23 September, on 28 October in Eternal Derby in a 5?0 record away victory and on 25 November in a 5?1 home victory over
Novi Sad
. On 9 December, in last match of autumn part of the season, he scored a goal in derby against
Hajduk
, in a 4?1 home win, and also scored in last match of the season against the same club, in Split, in a 1?1 away draw. Gali? scored one more goal, against
Dinamo Zagreb
, in a 1?1 home draw of first match of second part of the season.
In
1963?64 season
club finished on 5th place on the league table. Gali? score only 4 goals in the league. On 21 August, he scored goal in first match in the season at home, in a 2?2 draw against
Vardar
. He scored in a 1?2 home defeat from
?eljezni?ar
, on 13 October. In April, he scored a goal in derbies against Vojvodina and Hajduk in a 3?1 and 3?0 home victories. Gali? scored two goals in preliminary round against
Anorthosis Famagusta
in a
European Cup
. He continue to scoring in European cup in a 1?2 away defeat to
Jeunesse Esch
. He also scored in a 6?2 victory in Belgrade. In quarter-finals they were eliminated by
Inter Milan
.
In
1964?65 season
club return the champion title. Gali? was top scored together with
Vladica Kova?evi?
with 16 goals. On 16 August he scored a goal in a 2?2 away draw in Eternal Derby. Two weeks later, he scored a brace against
Tre?njevka
in a 2?1 victory in
Zagreb
. On 21 March he scored a brace again in Zagreb, this time in Derby against Dinamo in a 2?1 victory. The winning goal Gali? score in stoppage time. Three days later, he score another twice in a 4?0 home victory against Tre?njevka.
Gali? did play in legendary
1965?66 season
, when Partizan reach
1966 European Cup Final
, Gali? played first five matches in the league and three in European cup. He scored in a 3?1 home victory over
Rijeka
, on 11 September. He played two matches against French champion
Nantes
. He scored a goal in 2?0 home victory on 22 September and in 2?2 draw in Nantes three weeks later. He played in European Cup Final in
Brussels
on 11 May 1966 against
Real Madrid
in a 1?2 defeat.
Standard Liege and Reims
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After leaving his homeland, Gali? moved to
Standard Liege
, 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
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Gali? made his international debut for
Yugoslavia
in a 2?0 home win over
Bulgaria
on 31 May 1959, scoring the game's opening goal.
Gali? 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, and he also scored the first goal ever in the
UEFA Euro
tournament. Later the same year, Gali? played for Yugoslavia at the
1960 Summer Olympics
, winning the gold medal.
[5]
He was the tournament's top scorer with seven goals, including the opening goal in the final, a 3?1 victory over
Denmark
.
Subsequently, Gali? represented the country at the
1962 FIFA World Cup
and scored three goals during the tournament, as the team finished in fourth place.
Death
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Gali? died in 2014, aged 76.
[6]
[7]
He is interred in the
Alley of Distinguished Citizens
in the
Belgrade New Cemetery
together with Mi?a Orlovi?,
Franjo Mihali?
and
Borisav Pisi?
.
[8]
Career statistics
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Club
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International
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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
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Honours
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Club
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Partizan
Standard Liege
International
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Yugoslavia
Individual
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Notes
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- ^
In isolation,
Milan
is pronounced
[m?lan]
.
References
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External links
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Awards
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- 1960
:
Gali?
,
Heutte
,
Ivanov
,
Jerkovi?
&
Ponedelnik
- 1964
:
Bene
,
Novak
&
Pereda
- 1968
:
D?aji?
- 1972
:
G. Muller
- 1976
:
D. Muller
- 1980
:
Allofs
- 1984
:
Platini
- 1988
:
Van Basten
- 1992
:
Bergkamp
,
Brolin
,
Larsen
&
Riedle
- 1996
:
Shearer
- 2000
:
Kluivert
&
Milo?evi?
- 2004
:
Baro?
- 2008
:
Villa
- 2012
:
Balotelli
,
Dzagoev
,
Gomez
,
Mand?uki?
,
Ronaldo
&
Torres
*
- 2016
:
Griezmann
- 2020
:
Ronaldo
*
&
Schick
| *: Golden Boot award winner (when goals scored are tied)
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Men's tournament
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Women's tournament
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