Quick Facts
Biography
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, being the second-highest scorer in the history of the national team, only behind Stjepan Bobek with 38.
After finishing his playing career, Galić worked for the Football Association of Yugoslavia. He died in 2014, aged 76.
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. 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