Damir Milinović
Damir Milinović (born 15 October 1972) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Croatian Second Football League club Orijent 1919.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damir Milinović | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Orijent 1919 (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Orijent 1919 | ||
| 1994–1997 | Rijeka | 79 | (6) |
| 1997 | Croatia Zagreb | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Rijeka | 68 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | VfL Bochum | 20 | (0) |
| 2001 | Rijeka | 8 | (1) |
| 2002 | NK Zagreb | 25 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Rijeka | 41 | (1) |
| 2004 | Dinamo Zagreb | 14 | (0) |
| 2005 | Austria Salzburg | 10 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Pomorac | 37 | (4) |
| Total | 305 | (19) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997–1999 | Croatia | 4 | (0) |
| 1999 | Croatia B | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2010 | Pomorac | ||
| 2010–2012 | Grobničan | ||
| 2012 | Gorica | ||
| 2013–2015 | Novigrad | ||
| 2015 | Cibalia | ||
| 2015–2017 | Gorica | ||
| 2017–2019 | Koper | ||
| 2020– | Orijent 1919 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Born in Rijeka, Milinović spent most of his career in his local club, Rijeka, before moving to Croatia Zagreb in 1997. He failed to impress in Croatia so he returned to Rijeka in the next season. After an impressive season with Rijeka, during which the club lost the title in last match, Milinović left for Germany in summer of 2000, signing with VfL Bochum.[2] As Bochum finished last in the Bundesliga and were relegated, Milinović returned to Rijeka after only one season. He spent half a season in Rijeka before joining eventual season champions NK Zagreb. In January 2003, Milinović returned to Rijeka for the third and final time, spending there one and a half season before joining Dinamo Zagreb once again. He left Dinamo after only half a season, joining Austria Salzburg just few months before club was rebranded as Red Bull Salzburg. Milinović returned to Croatia after only half a season in Austria, signing for second division side Pomorac Kostrena. After two seasons with Pomorac, Milinović announced his retirement in summer of 2007.
International career
Milinović made four appearances for the Croatia national football team.[3]
Managerial career
A few months after he announced his retirement, Milinović was appointed as a manager of his last club, Pomorac Kostrena. In Pomorac he was quite successful, finishing amongst top clubs in second division and reaching quarterfinals of Croatian Cup. He left Pomorac in 2010 and took over third division side NK Grobničan. With Milinović in charge, Grobničan went from mediocre third division club to one of the best clubs in the league. They were on the edge of promotion to second division two years in a row but were financially incapable to take that step.
In May 2012, Milinović was appointed head coach of HNK Gorica. Milinović spent only six months in Gorica; he resigned in November 2012 after disappointing results in the first half of the season. In January 2013, Milinović took over third division side Novigrad. He signed for Gorica again, on 9 September 2015, but got sacked on 30 March 2017.[4] In August 2017, Milinović became manager of Slovenian club FC Koper.[5]
On 28 August 2020, Milinović was appointed to be second division side Orijent 1919 head coach.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1992–93 | Orijent | 2. HNL – South | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 1993–94 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 1994–95 | Rijeka | Prva HNL | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 2 |
| 1995–96 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 37 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||
| 1997–98 | Croatia Zagreb | Prva HNL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rijeka | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Rijeka | Prva HNL | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 1 |
| 1999–00 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | DFL-Supercup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2000–01 | VfL Bochum | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2001–02 | Rijeka | Prva HNL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 2 |
| NK Zagreb | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2003–04 | Rijeka | Prva HNL | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Dinamo Zagreb | Prva HNL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Austria | League | ÖFB Cup | Austrian Supercup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2004–05 | Austria Salzburg | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Pomorac Kostrena | 2. HNL - South | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 3 |
| 2006–07 | 2. HNL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | |
| Country | Croatia | 275 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 316 | 25 | |
| Germany | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Austria | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 305 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 350 | 25 | ||
International appearances
- Source:[9]
| Croatia national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 29 August 2020[10]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Gorica | 1 July 2012 | 25 November 2012 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 33.33 |
| Cibalia | 16 June 2015 | 7 September 2015 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Gorica | 9 September 2015 | 30 March 2017 | 69 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 37.68 |
| Orijent 1919 | 28 August 2020 | present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 93 | 34 | 27 | 32 | 36.56 | ||
Honours
References
- "Damir Milinovic" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/869/intervju/damir-milinovic-ispunio-sam-svoje-snove/
- "Damir Milinović" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- "Damir Milinović novi trener Gorice" (in Croatian). HNK Gorica official web page. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ro (21 August 2017). "NOVO VELIKO PRESENEČENJE: Nekdanji hrvaški reprezentant na klopi Kopra" (in Slovenian). Ekipa24. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- "DAMIR MILINOVIĆ NOVI TRENER DRUGOLIGAŠA ORIJENTA 1919". hntv.hr (in Croatian). 28 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- "Damir Milinović statistics". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- "Damir Milinović national team". hns-cff.hr. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- "Damir Milinović Managerial statistics in Prva HNL". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
External links
- Damir Milinović at fussballdaten.de (in German)