Milan Susak (, born 29 January 1984) is an Australian retired footballer who last played for Yangon United as a defender. He is currently a trainer at the youth soccer team of western Sydney.

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 and Perth.

Milan Susak

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, FK Veternik and FK ČSK Čelarevo.

Milan Susak

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.

Milan Susak

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 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

Honours

Brisbane Roar

A-League Premiership: 2010–11

A-League Championship: 2010–11

Sepahan

Hazfi Cup Winner: 2012–13

References

External links

OzFootball profile

1984 births

Living people

Australian people of Serbian descent

Australian expatriate men's soccer players

Australian expatriate sportspeople in Iran

A-League Men players

3. Liga players

Sydney Olympic FC players

Adelaide United FC players

Brisbane Roar FC players

Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC players

FK Vojvodina players

FK ČSK Čelarevo players

Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia

Liga 1 (Indonesia) players

Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia

Australian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia

SpVgg Unterhaching players

Expatriate men's footballers in Germany

Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C. players

Chinese Super League players

Expatriate men's footballers in China

Australian expatriate sportspeople in China

Australian expatriate sportspeople in Germany

Expatriate men's footballers in Iran

Al Wasl F.C. players

Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates

Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates

Men's association football defenders

Australian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro

Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro

Soccer players from Sydney

Sportsmen from New South Wales

UAE Pro League players

East Bengal Club players

I-League players

Expatriate men's footballers in India

Australian expatriate sportspeople in India

Yangon United F.C. players

Myanmar National League players

Expatriate men's footballers in Myanmar

Australian expatriate sportspeople in Myanmar

Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC managers

Australian soccer managers

Australian men's soccer players

Serb diaspora sportspeople