Željko Milinovič (born 12 October 1969) is a Slovenian former professional
footballer
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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
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. 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
International
International goals
:''Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.''
Honours
Olimpija
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Slovenian PrvaLiga:
1991–92,
1992–93
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,
1993–94
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Slovenian Cup:
1992–93
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Maribor
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Slovenian PrvaLiga:
1996–97,
1997–98
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Slovenian Cup:
1996–97
LASK
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Austrian Cup
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: runner-up 1999–2000
See also
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Slovenian international players
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NK Maribor players
References
External links
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Player profileat PrvaLiga
Player profileat NZS
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1969 births
Living people
Footballers from Ljubljana
Slovenian footballers
Association football defenders
Slovenian expatriate footballers
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
LASK players
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players
NK Ljubljana players
NK Maribor players
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players
JEF United Chiba players
J1 League players
Expatriate footballers in Japan
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Expatriate footballers in Austria
UEFA Euro 2000 players
2002 FIFA World Cup players
Slovenia international footballers