{{Short description|Australian soccer player and trainer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2011}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Milan Susak | image = Milan Susak.jpg | caption = Susak in 2013 | fullname = Milan Susak | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|1|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Fairfield, Australia | height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | position = Defender | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1996–1998 |youthclubs1 = Bonnyrigg White Eagles | youthyears2 = 1998–2001 |youthclubs2 = Sydney Olympic | years1 = 2001–2002 |clubs1 = Sydney Olympic |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2002–2007 |clubs2 = Vojvodina |caps2 = 22 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2003–2004 |clubs3 = → Veternik (loan) |caps3 = 20 |goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2006–2007 |clubs4 = → ČSK Čelarevo (loan) |caps4 = 9 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2007–2008 |clubs5 = Adelaide United |caps5 = 12 |goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2008–2010 |clubs6 = SpVgg Unterhaching |caps6 = 55 |goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2010–2011 |clubs7 = Brisbane Roar |caps7 = 29 |goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2011 |clubs8 = → Minangkabau (loan) |caps8 = 12 |goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2011–2012 |clubs9 = Adelaide United |caps9 = 9 |goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2012–2013 |clubs10 = Tianjin Teda |caps10 = 16 |goals10 = 1 | years11 = 2013 |clubs11 = Sepahan |caps11 = 11 |goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2013–2014 |clubs12 = Al Wasl |caps12 = 8 |goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2015 |clubs13 = East Bengal |caps13 = 12 |goals13 = 0 | years14 = 2015 |clubs14 = Yangon United |caps14 = |goals14 = | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | pcupdate = 17:09, 31 March 2015 (UTC) }} '''Milan Susak''' ({{Langx|sr|Milan Šušak}}, 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/archive/sport/susak-rewarded/story-e6frectc-1111114047403 | title = Susak rewarded | publisher = Adelaide Advertiser | date = 27 July 2007 | accessdate = 30 June 2013}}</ref>
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.
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.
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spvgg-unterhaching.de/news/news_detail.php3?news_id=3506 |title=Unterhaching verpflichtet Susak |language=German |publisher=SpVgg Unterhaching |accessdate=26 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719085234/http://www.spvgg-unterhaching.de/news/news_detail.php3?news_id=3506 |archivedate=19 July 2011 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1007223/Brisbane-secures-Susak|title=Brisbane secures Susak|date=10 June 2010|publisher=The World Game|accessdate=30 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308111558/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1007223/Brisbane-secures-Susak|archive-date=8 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/231359,susak-swaps-adelaide-for-china.aspx|title=Susak Swaps Adelaide For China|work=FourFourTwo Australia|date=11 February 2012|accessdate=30 June 2013|archive-date=20 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020040407/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/231359,susak-swaps-adelaide-for-china.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=East Bengal rope in Milan Susak|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/11/03/5752251/east-bengal-rope-in-milan-susak-as-their-fourth-foreigner|publisher=Goal|accessdate=4 November 2014|archive-date=24 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224150740/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/11/03/5752251/east-bengal-rope-in-milan-susak-as-their-fourth-foreigner|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title='I want to win trophies for East Bengal' - Milan Susak|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/11/06/5875331/i-want-to-win-trophies-for-east-bengal-milan-susak?ICID=SP|publisher=Goal|accessdate=6 November 2014|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305104203/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/11/06/5875331/i-want-to-win-trophies-for-east-bengal-milan-susak?ICID=SP|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Yangon United=== On 10 December 2015, he transferred to Yangon United FC.
==Club statistics== {{updated|20 April 2015}}<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe24778/milan-susak/club-matches/ | title = Milan Šušak > Club matches | publisher = worldfootball.net | access-date = 10 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/milan-susak/38318/ | title = M. Susak | publisher = Soccerway | accessdate = 10 January 2015 | archive-date = 10 July 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170710034150/http://int.soccerway.com/players/milan-susak/38318/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Adelaide United |2007–08 |A-League |12||0||0||0||2||0||14||0 |- |rowspan="3"|SpVgg Unterhaching |2008–09 |3. Liga |34||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||35||1 |- |2009–10 |3. Liga |21||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !55!!1!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!56!!1 |- |Brisbane Roar |2010–11 |A-League |29||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||29||0 |- |Adelaide United |2011–12 |A-League |9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- |Tianjin Teda |2012 |CSL |16||1||0||0||5||0||21||1 |- |Sepahan |2012–13 |Iran Pro League |11||0||0||0||4||0||15||0 |- |Al Wasl |2013–14 |UAE Arabian Gulf League |8||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- |East Bengal |2014–15 |rowspan="1"|I-League |12||0 || || ||4 ||0||16||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !152!!1!!6!!0!!15!!0!!173!!11 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== ;Brisbane Roar * A-League Premiership: 2010–11 * A-League Championship: 2010–11
;Sepahan * Hazfi Cup Winner: 2012–13
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/S/SU.html#SusakMilan OzFootball profile]
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