Željko Milinovič

Željko Milinovič
Personal information
Full name	Željko Milinovič
Date of birth	12 October 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth	Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Slovan
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991	Slovan
1992–1994	Olimpija
1994–1995	Ljubljana
1995–1998	Maribor
1998–2000	LASK Linz
2000–2001	Grazer AK
2001–2004	JEF United Ichihara
2004–2006	LASK Linz
2006–2007	Olimpija Bežigrad
Total
International career
1997–2002	Slovenia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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	J. League 1	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