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

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, 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

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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

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. He was a participant at the Euro 2000 and World Cup 2002. His final international was at the latter tournament, against

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Career statistics

Club

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 * Austrian Cup: runner-up 1999–2000

References

External links

* * at PrvaLiga
Željko Milinovič
at NZS {{DEFAULTSORT:Milinovic, Zeljko 1969 births Living people Footballers from Ljubljana Men's association football defenders Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players NK Ljubljana players NK Maribor players LASK players Grazer AK players JEF United Chiba players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players J1 League players 2. Liga (Austria) players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Japan