tomić has spent almost all of his professional playing and coaching career in greece, after he took greek nationality, under the name of milan giannakopoulos (greek: μίλαν γιαννακόπουλος). during his playing years in olympiacos, he became an idol among the team's fans. still considered a legend to olympiacos fans after his retirement as a player, he took an assistant coach's spot with the team, under then head coach panagiotis giannakis.