Vojvoda Malesija

Vojvoda Malesija (Cyrillic: Војвода Малесија; 17 July 1970 – 24 December 2021) was a Montenegrin football manager and player.

Vojvoda Malesija

Personal information
Date of birth	(1970-07-17)17 July 1970
Place of birth	Mojkovac, Montenegro, Yugoslavia
Date of death	24 December 2021(2021-12-24) (aged 51)
Place of death	Podgorica, Montenegro
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Javor Ivanjica
	Polimlje
	Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje
	Budućnost Podgorica
1996–1999	Zeta	78	(33)
1999–2000	Radnički Niš	33	(13)
2000	Uralan Elista	9	(0)
2001	Radnički Niš	17	(3)
2001–2004	Zeta	65	(12)
	Radnički Beograd
Managerial career
2006–2007	Zeta (assistant)
	Blue Stars Podgorica
2009–2021	Zeta (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

After a playing career that included playing in several top league domestic clubs such as FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje, FK Javor Ivanjica, FK Zeta, FK Radnički Niš and FK Radnički Beograd, and also with Russian Premier League club FC Uralan Elista,^[1] he retired and became a coach.^[2]

Managerial career

Since summer 2009, he has been the main coach of FK Zeta, now playing in the Montenegrin First League.

Personal life and death

Malesija died on 24 December 2021, at the age of 51.^[3] His daughter Tanja Malesija plays for the Montenegro women's national youth team.^[3]