Milutin Šoškić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Milutin Šoškić

Serbian footballer

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1937

Place of Birth: Pejë, Peć District, Kosovo

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Kosovo

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Milutin Šoškic (Serbian Cyrillic: ??????? ??????; born 31 December 1937) is a Serbian former goalkeeper who is one of FK Partizan's biggest legends. He won an Olympic gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy with Yugoslavia.
They topped their pool consisting of Bulgaria, United Arab Republic and Turkey before beating Italy in the semi-finals and crowning themselves champions after beating Denmark 3-1 in the final.
At the tournament, Šoškic only conceded 6 goals against him. After retiring, he embarked on a coaching career.
He was a long-time assistant in FK Partizan and was also the head coach of OFK Kikinda in the 1970s. In 1993, the USA national team head coach Bora Milutinovic brought him into his staff to be the goalkeepers coach.
Šoškic remained even after Milutinovic left in 1995, continuing to work with the team under head coaches Steve Sampson and later Bruce Arena.
He left the team along with Arena after 2006 FIFA World Cup.
While coaching in the United States, his nickname was Sholi.