Željko Milinovič

Željko Milinovič
Personal information
Full name	Željko Milinovič
Date of birth	(1969-10-12) 12 October 1969
Place of birth	Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Slovan
Senior career*
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 Linz	65	(6)
2000–2001	Grazer AK	19	(1)
2001–2004	JEF United Ichihara	103	(8)
2004–2006	LASK Linz	46	(0)
2006–2007	Olimpija Bežigrad	15	(2)
Total		439	(25)
National team
1997–2002	Slovenia	38	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Željko Milinovič (born 12 October 1969, in Ljubljana) is a former Slovenian footballer who has represented his country at the two major tournaments for which they have qualified (Euro 2000 and Football 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 GAK) and Japan (JEF United Ichihara).

Milinovič was capped 38 times and scored three goals for Slovenia. He was a participant at the Euro 2000 and World Cup 2002.

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Slovenia			League		Pokal Hervis		League Cup		Total
1991–92	Slovan	PrvaLiga	17	0					17	0
1991–92	Olimpija	PrvaLiga	10	2					10	2
1992–93			20	2					20	2
1993–94			20	0					20	0
1994–95	Ljubljana	PrvaLiga	25	1					25	1
1995–96	Maribor	PrvaLiga	33	1					33	1
1996–97	Maribor	PrvaLiga	32	1					32	1
1997–98	Maribor	PrvaLiga	34	1					34	1
Austria			League		Austrian Cup		League Cup		Total
1998–99	LASK Linz	Bundesliga	33	4					33	4
1999–2000	LASK Linz	Bundesliga	32	2					32	2
2000–01	Grazer AK	Bundesliga	19	1					19	1
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
2001	JEF United Ichihara	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
Austria			League		Austrian Cup		League Cup		Total
2004–05	LASK Linz	First League	15	0					15	0
2005–06	LASK Linz	First League	31	0					31	0
Slovenia			League		Pokal Hervis		League Cup		Total
2006–07	Olimpija		15	2					15	2
Country	Slovenia		206	10					206	10
	Austria		130	7					130	7
	Japan		103	8	11	0	16	3	130	11
Total			439	25	11	0	16	3	466	28

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 April 2000	Stade de France, Paris	France	1–0	2–3	Friendly match
2	7 October 2000	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	2–1	FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification
3	5 September 2001	Marakana, Belgrade	Serbia and Montenegro	1–0	1–1	FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification

Slovenia squad – UEFA Euro 2000

1 Simeunovič 2 Bulajič 3 Milinovič 4 Milanič (c) 5 Galič 6 Knavs 7 Novak 8 A. Čeh 9 Udovič 10 Zahovič 11 Pavlin 12 Dabanovič 13 Rudonja 14 Gajser 15 Istenič 16 Žlogar 17 Šiljak 18 Ačimovič 19 Karič 20 Osterc 21 Pavlović 22 Nemec Coach: Katanec

Slovenia squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup

1 Simeunovič 2 Sankovič 3 Milinovič 4 Vugdalič 5 Galič 6 Knavs 7 Novak 8 A. Čeh (c) 9 Osterc 10 Zahovič 11 Pavlin 12 Dabanovič 13 Rudonja 14 Gajser 15 Tavčar 16 Tiganj 17 Pavlovič 18 Ačimovič 19 Karič 20 N. Čeh 21 Cimirotič 22 Nemec 23 Bulajič Coach: Katanec

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