Željko Milinovič

Željko Milinovič (born 12 October 1969) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He represented his country at the two major tournaments for which they qualified, the Euro 2000 and the World Cup 2002.

Željko Milinovič
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-10-12) 12 October 1969
Place of birth Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Slovan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 Slovan 17 (0)
1992–1994 Olimpija 50 (4)
1994–1995 Ljubljana 25 (1)
1995–1998 Maribor 99 (3)
1998–2000 LASK Linz 65 (6)
2000–2001 Grazer AK 19 (1)
2001–2004 JEF United Ichihara 103 (8)
2004–2006 LASK Linz 46 (0)
2006–2007 Olimpija Bežigrad 15 (2)
Total 439 (25)
National team
1997–2002 Slovenia 38 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Ljubljana, Milinovič began his football career with local side Slovan. After half of the 1991–92 season he moved to Olimpija Ljubljana, where he won three consecutive Slovenian Championships and one Slovenian Cup. After a season at Ljubljana, he moved to Maribor. There, he won two consecutive Slovenian Championships and one Slovenian Cup. He had a few successful spells abroad, namely in Austria (LASK Linz and Grazer AK) and Japan (JEF United Ichihara).

International career

Milinovič was capped 38 times and scored three goals for Slovenia. He was a participant at the Euro 2000 and World Cup 2002.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Slovan1991–92PrvaLiga170170
Olimpija1991–92PrvaLiga102102
1992–93202202
1993–94200200
Total 504504
Ljubljana1994–95PrvaLiga251251
Maribor1995–96PrvaLiga331331
1996–97321321
1997–98341341
Total 993993
LASK1998–99Austrian Bundesliga334334
1999–2000322322
Total 656656
Grazer AK2000–01Austrian Bundesliga191191
JEF United Ichihara2001J1 League2633051344
20022534042335
20032623020312
20042601050320
Total 103811016313011
LASK2004–05First League150150
2005–06310310
Total 460460
Olimpija2006–07152152
Career total 4392511016346628

International
Slovenia national team
YearAppsGoals
199710
199820
199990
2000112
200181
200270
Total383

International goals
Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 April 2000Stade de France, Paris France1–02–3Friendly match
27 October 2000Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Luxembourg2–02–1FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification
35 September 2001Marakana, Belgrade FR Yugoslavia1–01–1FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification

Honours

Olimpija

Maribor

LASK

See also

References
  1. "Željko Milinovič". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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