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Biography
Milan Susak (Serbian: Milan Šušak, born 29 January 1984) is an Australian footballer.
Club career
Early years
Susak is also of Serbian descent. He penned a one-year deal on 26 July 2007 after impressing coach Aurelio Vidmar in pre-season games against Melbourne & Perth.
Susak's previous club was FK Vojvodina in the Meridian Superliga in Serbia and Montenegro, for whom he made 22 appearances having also played on loan in two lower league clubs, Veternik and ČSK Pivara.
In April 2008, he was able to go out on a high by playing the full 90 minutes of Adelaide's successful Asian Champions League campaign while not conceding a goal to allow the Reds to advance to the quarter finals of the competition.
On 5 June 2008, Susak signed a one-year contract with the German club SpVgg Unterhaching with the option of another year after being recommended for a trial by fellow Australian Paul Agostino.
After two years at Unterhaching he returned home and signed for Brisbane Roar in the A-League In the same year he won the Premiership and Championship going undefeated in 26 matches.
In 2011, he stated on his Twitter account that he signed a loan deal with Liga Primer Indonesia outfit Minangkabau FC.
On 27 September 2011, he signed a two-year contract with his old club Adelaide United returning to Australia after a short stint in Indonesia.
In October 2011, Holger Osieck selected Susak for the upcoming national team training camp.
Later years
In February 2012, it was announced that Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda had signed Susak for $200,000. He made his official debut for Tianjin on 25 February, in a 2–1 CFA Super Cup defeat against Guangzhou Evergrande. On 5 December 2012, he signed a contract with Iranian champions Sepahan.
Susak is the only Australian footballer who has played in three Asian Champions League campaign's with three different clubs in different countries.
In June 2013 it was announced that UAE Pro League club Al Wasl had signed Susak from Sepahan for an estimated $500,000 transfer fee.
East Bengal
In November 2014, Susak signed for I-League giant East Bengal for one year. He said that he wanted to win trophies for the club besides the opportunity to play in the AFC Cup attracted him to join the Kolkatan outfit.
Yangon United
On 10 December 2015, he transferred to Yangon United FC.
Club statistics
- As of 20 April 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Adelaide United | 2007–08 | A-League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | 2008–09 | 3. Liga | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 56 | 1 | |||
| Brisbane Roar | 2010–11 | A-League | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| Adelaide United | 2011–12 | A-League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Tianjin Teda | 2012 | CSL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Sepahan | 2012–13 | Iran Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Al Wasl | 2013–14 | UAE Arabian Gulf League | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| East Bengal | 2014–15 | I-League | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 173 | 11 | ||
Honours
- Brisbane Roar
- A-League Premiership: 2010–11
- A-League Championship: 2010–11
- Sepahan
- Hazfi Cup Winner: 2012–13