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 competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSlovan1991–92PrvaLiga170170Olimpija1991–92PrvaLiga1021021992–932022021993–94200200Total504504Ljubljana1994–95PrvaLiga251251Maribor1995–96PrvaLiga3313311996–973213211997–98341341Total993993LASK1998–99Austrian Bundesliga3343341999–2000322322Total656656Grazer AK2000–01Austrian Bundesliga191191JEF United Ichihara2001J1 League2633051344200225340423352003262302031220042601050320Total103811016313011LASK2004–05First League1501502005–06310310Total460460Olimpija2006–07152152Career total4392511016346628
International Slovenia national teamYearAppsGoals1997101998201999902000112200181200270Total383
International goals Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first. # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 26 April 2000 Stade de France, Paris 1–0 2–3 Friendly match 2 7 October 2000 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg 2–0 2–1 FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification 3 5 September 2001 Marakana, Belgrade 1–0 1–1 FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification
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
See also Slovenian international players NK Maribor players
References
External links
at PrvaLiga Željko Milinovič at NZS