Darko Milanič
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 December 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Izola, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Izola | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1993 | Partizan | 95 | (2) |
1993–2000 | Sturm Graz | 190 | (10) |
International career | |||
1991–1992 | Yugoslavia | 5 | (0) |
1992–2000 | Slovenia | 42 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2004–2006 | Primorje Ajdovščina | ||
2007–2008 | Gorica | ||
2008–2013 | Maribor | ||
2013– | Sturm Graz | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Darko Milanič (born 18 December 1967) is a retired Slovenian football defender. Since June 2013, he is the coach of Sturm Graz.
Club career
Born in Izola, Milanič began his football career with local side Izola. At 17 he was signed by Partizan, where he became a notable defender. After the 1992–93 season he moved to the Austrian side Sturm Graz. He played there successfully 8 years and won several trophies.
International career
During his spell at Partizan he earned 5 caps for Yugoslavia.[1] He also earned 42 caps for Slovenia, was the captain of National team and represented his country at the Euro 2000 championship.
Coaching career
After his football career, he turned into coaching. He started his coaching career at his hometown club MNK Izola. After that, he was a coach of Primorje and an assistant coach in SK Sturm Graz. During the 2007–08 season he was head coach of Gorica. On 1 June 2008 he was appointed as the head coach of Maribor.[2] In May 2010, Maribor won the Slovenian Cup. With this trophy, Darko Milanič became the first coach that have won all three domestic trophies in the Slovenian club football, having won the Slovenian League and the Slovenian Supercup before that.[3] He has achieved that in only two seasons. In 2012, he was selected as the Slovenian coach of the year, winning the league, cup and supercup.[4]
Honours
Player
Total titles: 11
League
Cup
- Winner (3): 1996, 1997, 1999
- Runner-up (1): 1998
- Winner (3): 1996, 1998, 1999
- Runner-up (1): 1997
- Note: Milanič has won all of his titles playing for Partizan (Yugoslavia) and Sturm Graz (Austria).
Coach
Total titles: 9
League
Cup
- Note: To date, Milanič has won all of his coaching titles as the manager of Maribor (Slovenia).
See also
External links
- Player profile at NZS Template:Sl icon
- Player profile at FSJ Template:Sr icon
References
- Use dmy dates from October 2010
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Izola
- Yugoslav footballers
- Slovenian footballers
- Association football defenders
- FK Partizan players
- SK Sturm Graz players
- Slovenian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Serbia and Montenegro
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- Dual internationalists (football)
- Slovenian football managers
- NK Maribor managers
- Slovenian expatriates in Serbia and Montenegro
- Yugoslavia international footballers
- Slovenia international footballers
- SK Sturm Graz managers