Sochi player Miladinovich, who received a Russian passport, said he feels Russian
Serbian defender of the club of the Russian Premier League (RPL) “Sochi” Ivan Miladinovich spoke about obtaining Russian citizenship. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
Miladinovic stated that he had no problem passing the exam in Russian. The procedure for obtaining a passport took about a year. According to the football player, he already feels Russian. “Serbs and Russians are brothers forever. For me there is no difference. From the first day in Russia, they were very well received, helped in many ways. I treat the Russian people with great love, ”added the legionnaire.
The football player noted that he had not yet thought about playing for the Russian national team. “I am still far from the national team. For now, I want to focus only on Sochi, progress and play as much as possible under Berdyev (the head coach of Sochi is approx. “Tapes.ru”),” he said.
Miladinovic received Russian citizenship in the spring of 2022. He has been playing for Sochi since 2018. The Serb also played for Nizhny Novgorod on loan.
Source: Lenta

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