Darko Milanič

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Darko Milanič
Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-12-18) 18 December 1967
Place of birth	Izola, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Sturm Graz (head coach)
Youth career
	Izola
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1986–1993	Partizan	95	(2)
1993–2000	Sturm Graz	190	(10)
National team
1991–1992	Yugoslavia	5	(0)
1992–2000	Slovenia	42	(0)
Teams managed
2004–2006	Primorje
2007–2008	Gorica
2008–2013	Maribor
2013–	Sturm Graz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Darko Milanič (born 18 December 1967) is a retired Slovenian football defender. Since June 2013, he is a manager 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 manager of the year, winning the league, cup and supercup.^[4]

Honours

Player

Total titles: 11

League

Yugoslav First League:

Winner (1): 1986–87

Runner-up (2): 1987–88, 1991–92

Austrian Bundesliga:

Winner (2): 1997–98, 1998-99

Runner-up (3): 1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00

Cup

Yugoslav Cup:

Winner (2): 1988–89, 1991–92

Austrian Cup:

Winner (3): 1996, 1997, 1999

Runner-up (1): 1998

Austrian Supercup:

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

Slovenian Championships:

Winner (4): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13

Runner-up (1): 2009–10

Cup

Slovenian Cup:

Winner (3): 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13

Runner-up (1): 2010–11

Slovenian Supercup:

Winner (2): 2009, 2012

Runner-up (2): 2010, 2011

Note: To date, Milanič has won all of his coaching titles as the manager of Maribor (Slovenia).

External links

Player profile at NZS (Slovene)
Player profile at FSJ (Serbian)

References

v t e Slovenia squad – UEFA Euro 2000

1 Simeunovič 2 Bulajič 3 Milinovič 4 Milanič 5 Galič 6 Knavs 7 Novak 8 A. Čeh 9 Udovič 10 Zahovič 11 Pavlin 12 Dabanovič 13 Rudonja 14 Gajser 15 Istenič 16 Žlogar 17 Šiljak 18 Ačimovič 19 Karič 20 Osterc 21 Pavlovič 22 Nemec Coach: Katanec

SK Sturm Graz – managers

Kruschitz (1945–46)
Molzer (1946–49)
Durek (1950)
Czernicky (1951–52)
Decker (1952–54)
Gerdov (1954)
Gmeindl (1955)
Strittich (1955)
Blum (1956–58)
Durek (1958–60)
Szep (1960–61)
Mühlbauer (1961)
Rumpf (1961–62)
Lörinczy (1962–63)
Rumpf (1963)
Suchanek (1963–64)
Adamek (1965–66)
Fuchs (1966–67)
Kowanz (1967)
Springer (1967–70)
Szep (1970–71)
Rumpf (1971)
Remy (1971–72)
Schlechta (1972–77)
Paulitsch (1977–80)
Barić (1980–82)
Fraydl (1982–84)
Pflug (1984)
Stessl (1984–85)
Marković (1985)
Mikscha (1985–86)
Ludescher (1986–88)
Steiner (1988)
Barić (1988–89)
Starek (1989–91)
Pflug (1991–92)
Jurkemik (1992–93)
Djuricic (1993–94)
Osim (1994–2002)
Foda (2002–03)
Gress (2003)
Petrović (2003–06)
Foda (2006–12)
Kristl (2012)
Hyballa (2012–13)
Schopp (2013)
Milanič (2013–)

v t e SK Sturm Graz – current squad

1 Gratzei 2 Ranftl 4 Todorovski 5 Bevab 6 Weber 8 Hölzl 9 Djuricin 10 Hadžić 12 Dudić 13 Vujadinović 14 Kainz 15 Madl 17 Ehrenreich 18 Schloffer 19 Pliquett 20 Offenbacher 21 Kaufmann 23 Berić 24 Schmerböck 26 Kainz 27 Klem 28 Beichler 29 Hütter 30 Kröpfl 33 Wolf Manager: Milanič

v t e Austrian Football Bundesliga managers

Angerschmid (Ried) Barisic (Rapid Wien) Bjelica (Austria Wien) Hütter (Grödig) Kirchler (Wacker Innsbruck) Kühbauer (Wolfsberger) Lederer (Admira Wacker Mödling) Milanič (Sturm Graz) Pfeifenberger (Wiener Neustadt) Schmidt (Red Bull Salzburg)

Persondata
Name	Milanič, Darko
Alternative names
Short description	Slovenian footballer and manager
Date of birth	18 December 1967
Place of birth	Izola, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death

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