Milan Kojić

In the 1997 season, Kojic played with Vasalunds IF in Sweden. In 1999, Kojic signed for the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League, and made his debut on May 2, 1999 against Minnesota Thunder. In his debut season he started in 26 out of 28 games, and scored 2 goals. He had a standout year in 2000, leading the Lynx to one of the lowest goals-against average totals in the league. The highlight of his season was a dramatic goal against the Richmond Kickers in the A-League quarterfinals, which clinched the playoff series for the Lynx. In 2001, he signed for division rivals Montreal Impact. During his time with the Impact he scored a single goal in 20 games, and he helped the Impact come within one win of clinching the final playoff berth. He re-joined Toronto in 2002 where he recorded 2 goals and 4 assists the highest single year point total for a Lynx defender. He nearly helped the Lynx make the playoffs, but a tie in the final game of the season against the Atlanta Silverbacks made the Charlotte Eagles take the final playoff spot. Just after signing a new contract with the Lynx for 2003, Milan was transferred to FK Haugesund of the Norwegian First Division. As a starter for Haugesund, he became one of their leading players, helping turn around a team that finished 9th in 2002 to one that is challenging for a promotion spot in the Tippeligaen. In 2005, he helped FKH win back a promotion to the Adeccoligaen. On August 31, 2006 he was released from his contract, and returned home to…

His nephew is League1 Ontario player Milan Beader.