Milija Aleksic
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Milija Anthony Aleksic (14 April 1951 – 17 October 2012) was an English football goalkeeper who made 138 league appearances in the Football League.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Milija Anthony Aleksic[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1951-04-14)14 April 1951[1] | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 17 October 2012(2012-10-17) (aged 61)[2] | ||
Place of death | Johannesburg, South Africa[2] | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1969 | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
Eastwood | |||
Stafford Rangers | |||
1973–1976 | Plymouth Argyle | 32 | (0) |
1976 | → Oxford United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1976 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1976–1979 | Luton Town | 77 | (0) |
1979–1982 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | (0) |
1982 | → Luton Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1982–1983 | Barnet | 0 | (0) |
1983–1984 | Wits University | ||
1985–1987 | Durban City | ||
Total | 138+ | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Released by Port Vale in 1969, he played for Eastwood before lifting the FA Trophy with Stafford Rangers in 1972. The next year he returned to the Football League with Plymouth Argyle, before he was signed by Luton Town in December 1976, following loan spells with Oxford United and Ipswich Town. Three years later he moved on to Tottenham Hotspur, and played in the club's FA Cup victory in 1981. In 1982, he was loaned back to Luton Town, before he went back into non-League football with Barnet. He later migrated to South Africa and played for Wits University.