Milenko Špoljarić
Milenko Špoljarić (Greek: Μιλένκο Σπόλιαριτς; born 24 January 1967) is a football manager and a former Cypriot international football midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milenko Špoljarić | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Belišće, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belišće | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | Osijek | 0 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | OFK Beograd | 95 | (21) |
| 1992–2003 | Apollon Limassol | 250 | (115) |
| 2003–2004 | AEP Paphos | 23 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Cyprus | 21 | (8) |
| 1998 | Cyprus B | 1 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Aris Limassol | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Belišće, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Špoljarić played for Yugoslav First League clubs NK Osijek and OFK Beograd. He left in 1992 signing with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol where he will play 11 seasons all the way until 2003. Before retiring from professional playing he played one last season with AEP Paphos. With Apollon he scored 78 goals in 250 appearances.
International career
After playing several seasons in Cyprus, he made his debut for Cyprus in an October 1997 World Cup qualification match against Luxembourg and earned a total of 22 caps (1 unofficial), scoring 9 goals.[1] His final international was a March 2001 World Cup qualification match against Estonia.[2]
After retiring he initiated his coaching career.
Personal life
His father is an ethnic Croat while his mother is an ethnic Serb.[3] He has three sons: Alexander, Matija and Danilo.
References
External links
- at FIFA (archived)
- Milenko Špoljarić at UEFA
- Milenko Špoljarić at FootballDatabase.eu
- Milenko Špoljarić at National-Football-Teams.com