Marko Milinković ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Mилинковић; born 16 April 1988) is a

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who plays as a

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Career

From July 2007 until December 2010, he played for

Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...

. In February 2011, Milinković signed a contract with Slovan Bratislava. In May 2016 he signed with

Gençlerbirliği S.K. Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü (pronounced ), commonly known as Gençlerbirliği, is a Turkish sports club based in Ankara. Formed in 1923, Gençlerbirliği are nicknamed ''Ankara Rüzgârı'' (The Wind of Ankara) or simply ''Gençler'' (The You ...

On 3 September 2021, Alashkert announced the signing of Milinković.

International

Milinković was a member of the Serbia national under-21 football team. He debuted against

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at the Play-off for Final Tournament 2009 EURO U-21 Championship on 11 October 2008. In second leg against

he scored his first goal. Milinković played first half against

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at the 2009 EURO U-21 Championship. On 12 August 2009, Marko made his senior international debut in a 3–1 away win against

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in a friendly.

Personal life

His father

Duško Milinković Dušan "Duško" Milinković ( sr-cyr, Душан Душко Милинковић; born 2 December 1960) is a former Serbian footballer. He played in the Yugoslav football team in the summer 1988 Olympic Games. Locally, he was popularly known as ...

was also a footballer, playing for

Yugoslavia at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. This was the last time that the SFR Yugoslavia competed in the Summer Olympics. 155 competitors, 117 men and 38 women, took par ...

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Košice *

Slovak Cup The Slovak Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Slovak football. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Europa Conference League. History The competition was first contested in 1969. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the w ...

(1): 2008–09 ;Slovan *

Fortuna Liga The Slovak Super Liga is the top level football league in Slovakia, currently known as the Fortuna Liga due to a sponsorship arrangement. It was formed in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The record for most titles is eleven, ...

(3):

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, 2013–14 *

(2):

Slovak Super Cup The Slovak Super Cup (''Slovenský Superpohár'' in Slovak), in the past named as ''Matičný pohár'' or ''Pribinov pohár'', was a football match between the champion of the Corgoň Liga and winner of the Slovak Cup. The cup was played annually ...

(1): 2014 ;Alashkert *

Armenian Supercup The Armenian Supercup is a match that is played between the Armenian Premier League Champion and Armenian Cup The VBET Armenian Cup ( hy, Հայաստանի Անկախության Գավաթ) is the main football (soccer), football cup competitio ...

(1):

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References

External links

Slovan Bratislava profile
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