In October 2011, he was one of a number of managers the candidates for the vacant Rwanda national football team manager role. In 2012, he moved back to Jordan where he was appointed as the head coach of Al-Wehdat SC, fierce rivals of his former club, Al-Faisaly SC. He helped the Amman New Camp-based club reach the Quarter-finals of the 2012 AFC Cup. On 31 August 2012, he was sacked by the club after a 2–0 defeat against Al-Arabi (Irbid), the club's second defeat in the past three matches. In 2013, he moved back to Libya and to his former club, Al-Ittihad on a one-year contract. In 2014, he returned to Serbia and more accurately to Kruševac where he was appointed as the head coach of Serbian SuperLiga club, FK Napredak Kruševac. On 20 November 2014, he arrived in Muscat, Oman and then moved to Saham where on 22 November 2014, he signed a six-month contract to be appointed as the head coach of Saham SC of Oman Professional League. In February 2016, he was appointed manager of Thai League 1 club, BEC Tero Sasana. On 27 November 2016, he moved back to his former club, Al-Faisaly SC. In 2017, he moved back to Montenegro where he was appointed as the head coach of Mladost Podgorica. On 9 November 2018, Branko was named the head coach of Al Ahli SC (Tripoli). On 23 March 2018, he left the club by mutual consent. Borac Čačak Al-Faisaly (Amman) Al-Ittihad (Tripoli) Libya U-20 Individual  His son, Milan Smiljanić is a professional footballer who has played for top European clubs like FK Partizan, RCD Espanyol, Sporting de Gijón, Gençlerbirliği S.K., Maccabi Netanya and is currently playing for FK Partizan. Branko is fluent in English, Serbian and Swedish.