Nenad Milijaš

Early career in Serbia

Milijaš began his playing career in the youth ranks of Belgrade-based FK Zemun, where he progressed through to make it into their first team in 2000. He really began to establish himself in the middle of the park during the 2001–02 season and was a vital player for the club over the following seasons. In the 2005–06 season, he had his best goal-scoring start to a season, netting eight times by Christmas. This attracted attention from the country's biggest club and local rival, Red Star Belgrade. Following his continuous impressive form for FK Zemun, Milijaš signed for Red Star Belgrade in January 2006. He ended his first season with Belgrade by winning both the Serbian Superliga and Serbian Cup with his new club. Milijaš won both trophies again with Red Star Belgrade the following season. He found appearances restricted by then-coach Dusan Bajević, but gained more playing time with the arrival of Boško Djurovski as the club's then-new coach. Milijaš was later promoted to the first team as a central midfielder for the following seasons, becoming a key member of the team as they went close to more domestic honours and regularly competing in European competitions. In the 2008–09 Serbian Superliga, he became Red Star Belgrade's top goalscorer with 18 league goals, 22 goals in all competitions, making him Serbian football's leading scorer in that season. Milijaš also won the league's Most Valuable Player Award, was voted into the All Star Team,…

Milijaš was appointed assistant coach of Red Star Belgrade in 2019.

Milijaš represented Serbia and Montenegro at under-21 level, being part of the team which made the semi-finals of the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Portugal. On 6 September 2008, Milijaš made his full international debut for Serbia in a 2–0 victory against the Faroe Islands in a World Cup 2010 qualifier. He scored his first international goal in his fourth appearance, a 6–1 friendly victory against Bulgaria on 19 November 2008. Milijaš added his first competitive goal when he netted the winning goal from the penalty spot to defeat Austria 1–0 on 6 June 2009. This qualification campaign led Serbia to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa as an independent nation, with Milijaš being a regular central midfielder and usually paired with captain Dejan Stanković. In June 2010, Milijaš was selected in Serbia's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he appeared in group stage match against Ghana. He earned a total of 25 caps, scoring four goals. and his final international was an October 2011 European Championship qualification match away against Slovenia.

In 2010, Milijaš married his long-time girlfriend, volleyball player Ksenija Cicvarić.