Milan Galić

Milan Galić
Galić in May 1966 ahead of Partizan's European Cup final versus Real Madrid.
Personal information
Full name Milan Galić
Date of birth (1938-03-08)8 March 1938
Place of birth Bosansko Grahovo, Yugoslavia
(now Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Date of death 13 September 2014(2014-09-13) (aged 76)
Place of death Belgrade, Serbia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) 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)
International career
1959–1965 Yugoslavia 51 (37)
Medal record
Olympic Games1960
European Nations' Cup1960
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Milan Galić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Галић, pronounced [mǐlaŋ ɡǎːlitɕ]; 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.

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, being the second-highest scorer in the history of the national team, only behind Stjepan Bobek with 38.

After finishing his playing career, Galić was employed at the Football Association of Yugoslavia.