# Željko Milinovič

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 competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Slovan | 1991–92 | PrvaLiga | 17 | 0 | | | | | 17 | 0 |
| Olimpija | 1991–92 | PrvaLiga | 10 | 2 | | | | | 10 | 2 |
| Olimpija | 1992–93 | PrvaLiga | 20 | 2 | | | | | 20 | 2 |
| Olimpija | 1993–94 | PrvaLiga | 20 | 0 | | | | | 20 | 0 |
| Olimpija | Total | Total | 50 | 4 | | | | | 50 | 4 |
| Ljubljana | 1994–95 | PrvaLiga | 25 | 1 | | | | | 25 | 1 |
| Maribor | 1995–96 | PrvaLiga | 33 | 1 | | | | | 33 | 1 |
| Maribor | 1996–97 | PrvaLiga | 32 | 1 | | | | | 32 | 1 |
| Maribor | 1997–98 | PrvaLiga | 34 | 1 | | | | | 34 | 1 |
| Maribor | Total | Total | 99 | 3 | | | | | 99 | 3 |
| LASK | 1998–99 | Austrian Bundesliga | 33 | 4 | | | | | 33 | 4 |
| LASK | 1999–2000 | Austrian Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | | | | | 32 | 2 |
| LASK | Total | Total | 65 | 6 | | | | | 65 | 6 |
| Grazer AK | 2000–01 | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | | | | | 19 | 1 |
| JEF United Ichihara | 2001 | J1 League | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 4 |
| JEF United Ichihara | 2002 | J1 League | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 5 |
| JEF United Ichihara | 2003 | J1 League | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| JEF United Ichihara | 2004 | J1 League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| JEF United Ichihara | Total | Total | 103 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 130 | 11 |
| LASK | 2004–05 | First League | 15 | 0 | | | | | 15 | 0 |
| LASK | 2005–06 | First League | 31 | 0 | | | | | 31 | 0 |
| LASK | Total | Total | 46 | 0 | | | | | 46 | 0 |
| Olimpija | 2006–07 | | 15 | 2 | | | | | 15 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 439 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 466 | 28 |

### International

Slovenia national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 2 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 3 |

### 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 | 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 | FR Yugoslavia | 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