Marinko Galič
Marinko Galič (born 22 April 1970) 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 April 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Koper, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Koper | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Koper | 74 | (13) |
| 1994–1996 | Maribor | 63 | (15) |
| 1996–1997 | Zagreb | 4 | (0) |
| 1997 | Dinamo Zagreb | 11 | (0) |
| 1998 | Mura | 23 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Maribor | 45 | (4) |
| 2001 | Rudar Velenje | 15 | (2) |
| 2002 | Koper | 13 | (0) |
| 2003 | Shandong Luneng | 19 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Apollon Limassol | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Malečnik | 10 | (1) |
| 2007 | Interblock | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Malečnik | 13 | (9) |
| National team | |||
| 1994–2002 | Slovenia | 66 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Born in Koper, Galič began his career playing for FC Koper in 1991. In 1993, he joined Maribor where he played three seasons. For the first time, he moved abroad in 1996 for NK Zagreb and Dinamo Zagreb spending two seasons in Croatia before moving to Mura Murska Sobota. In 1998, he returned to Maribor for another three seasons and then he signed for Rudar Velenje before he returned for another two years for the club he started at, NK Koper. He left his country again in 2003 to play for the Chinese team Shandong Luneng and for the Cypriot team Apollon Limassol. After a short spell on Cyprus he returned home and played one season in the third league for Malečnik. He finished his professional career with a short spell at NK Interblock.
International career
Galič was capped 66 times for Slovenia. He was a participant at the Euro 2000 and World Cup 2002.
