Ilic, 47, won five league titles and two cups during two spells with Partizan Belgrade. Capped once, he also played for Partizan's city rivals OFK Beograd plus clubs in Romania and Greece.

Partizan, who had already finished their league season and were planted at the foot of the UEFA Cup table, showed glimpses of quality but the Light Blues thoroughly deserved their win in horrendous ...

An excellent Barça picked up an important win by beating Partizan 87-80 in the Euroleague. Joan Peñarroya's team will take great confidence from the victory, aided by the return of Kevin Punter ...

OFK Beograd pulled one back in the 52nd minute with a penalty converted by Nikola Knezevic. However, Zubairu Ibrahim sealed the victory for Partizan with a well-taken goal in the 76th minute ...

Serbia manager Dragan Stojkovic offered his support for Dusan Vlahovic who is enduring a rough patch at Juventus.

Prolific spells in Serbia with Partizan Belgrade and in the Spanish second tier with Almeria led to a big move to Real Sociedad - and he's now on loan at the Basque side's La Liga rivals Valencia.