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Željko Milinovič
| Date of birth |
(1969-10-12) 12 October 1969 (age 55) |
| Place of birth |
Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height |
1.88 m |
| Playing position |
Defender |
|
Slovan |
| 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 |
65 |
(6) |
| 2000–2001 |
Grazer AK |
19 |
(1) |
| 2001–2004 |
JEF United |
103 |
(8) |
| 2004–2006 |
LASK |
46 |
(0) |
| 2006–2007 |
Olimpija Bežigrad |
15 |
(2) |
| Total |
|
439 |
(25) |
| 1997–2002 |
Slovenia |
38 |
(3) |
- Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
|
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.
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. His final international was at the latter tournament, against Paraguay.
Career statistics
Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
| Club |
Season |
League |
National Cup |
League Cup |
Total |
| Division |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| Slovan |
1991–92 |
PrvaLiga |
17 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
17 |
0 |
| Olimpija |
1991–92 |
PrvaLiga |
10 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
2 |
| 1992–93 |
20 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
20 |
2 |
| 1993–94 |
20 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
20 |
0 |
| Total |
50 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
50 |
4 |
| Ljubljana |
1994–95 |
PrvaLiga |
25 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
25 |
1 |
| Maribor |
1995–96 |
PrvaLiga |
33 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
33 |
1 |
| 1996–97 |
32 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
32 |
1 |
| 1997–98 |
34 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
34 |
1 |
| Total |
99 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
99 |
3 |
| LASK |
1998–99 |
Austrian Bundesliga |
33 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
33 |
4 |
| 1999–2000 |
32 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
32 |
2 |
| Total |
65 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
65 |
6 |
| Grazer AK |
2000–01 |
Austrian Bundesliga |
19 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
19 |
1 |
| JEF United Ichihara |
2001 |
J1 League |
26 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
34 |
4 |
| 2002 |
25 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
33 |
5 |
| 2003 |
26 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
31 |
2 |
| 2004 |
26 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
| Total |
103 |
8 |
11 |
0 |
16 |
3 |
130 |
11 |
| LASK |
2004–05 |
First League |
15 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
15 |
0 |
| 2005–06 |
31 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
31 |
0 |
| Total |
46 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
46 |
0 |
| Olimpija |
2006–07 |
|
15 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
15 |
2 |
| Career total |
439 |
25 |
11 |
0 |
16 |
3 |
466 |
28 |
International
International goals
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.
Honours
Olimpija
- Slovenian PrvaLiga: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94
- Slovenian Cup: 1992–93
Maribor
- Slovenian PrvaLiga: 1996–97, 1997–98
- Slovenian Cup: 1996–97
LASK
See also
In Spanish: Željko Milinovič para niños
- Slovenian international players
- NK Maribor players
France
Luxembourg
Yugoslavia
