Miodrag Stefanović Nikolić (21 October 1923 – 1 November 1991) was a Yugoslav football player and manager.
Club career As a youth player, Stefanović played as a goalkeeper. He turned into a forward and started his career with BASK at the age of 14 until 1940. In the context of the Nazi occupation of Serbia, he moved to France in 1943 and spent two years with Straßburg. He ended his career with Italian club , aged 27.
Managerial career Following his retirement, Stefanović coached the Italian clubs San Ferdinando, Padova and Capua.
Stefanović came to Chile in November 1954 and was appointed the manager of Palestino in the Primera División, winning the 1955 league title.
After Palestino, Stefanović ended his career with San Luis de Quillota in 1959.
Confusion about his name In Chile, the manager of Palestino between 1955 and 1957 is frequently and wrongly named "Milan Stefanovic" or "Boris Stefanovic". In fact, Milan Stefanović Aleksić was also a Yugoslav who fought in the World War II, came to Chile in 1950 and served as a translator for Miodrag and the Palestino players. Both Milan and Miodrag worked at Textil Yarur, a clothing factory owned by Amador Yarur, then the President of Palestino.
Personal life Stefanović died from lung cancer on 1 November 1991.
References
External links The mysterious Mr Stefanovic at PalestinoHistorico.cl