Milan Osterc

Milan Osterc
Personal information
Full nameMilan Osterc
Date of birth4 July 1975
Place of birthMurska Sobota, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
Veržej
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1994–1996Beltinci50(16)
1996–1998Gorica64(19)
1998–1999Hércules CF23(2)
1999–2000Olimpija Ljubljana16(6)
2000–2002Hapoel Tel Aviv53(10)
2002–2003Le Havre AC8(0)
2003–2004Bursaspor15(1)
2004–2005Malatyaspor26(10)
2005AEK Larnaca7(1)
2006LASK Linz11(2)
2007–2010Gorica91(43)
2010–2012Koper55(22)
Total414(132)
National team‡
1997–2002Slovenia44(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2009

Milan Osterc (pronounced [ˈmíːlan ˈòːstərt͡s];[1][2] born 4 July 1975 in Murska Sobota) is a retired Slovenian football striker. He is also known by the nickname Jagoda (pronounced [ˈjàːgɔda],[3] English: The strawberry).

Club career

He started his career at Veržej. In the 2009–10 season, he was the top scorer of the Slovenian first division, 1.SNL.

UEFA Cup run with Hapoel

Osterc is best known in Israel for his seven goals in Hapoel Tel Aviv's run to the quarter finals of the 2002 UEFA Cup. Crucial strikes against powerhouses Chelsea,[4] Parma, and Lokomotiv Moscow helped Hapoel defy the odds and achieve one of their greatest feats in European football.

International career

Osterc played 44 matches for the Slovenia and was a participant at the Euro 2000 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. On 10 November 2001 he scored a spectacular goal against Romania, helping to secure his country's first World Cup appearance as an independent nation.

International goals

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 February 1999 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat  Oman 1–0 7–0 Friendly match
2 8 February 1999 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat  Oman 3–0 7–0 Friendly match
3 8 February 1999 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat  Oman 4–0 7–0 Friendly match
4 8 February 1999 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat  Oman 6–0 7–0 Friendly match
5 18 August 1999 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana  Albania 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
6 3 September 2000 Svangaskarð, Toftir  Faroe Islands 2–0 2–2 FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification
7 1 September 2001 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana  Russia 1–0 2–1 FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification
8 10 November 2001 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana  Romania 2–1 2–1 FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification

Honours

Olimpija Ljubljana

Hapoel Tel Aviv

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Slovenski pravopis 2001: Milan".
  2. ↑ "Slovenski pravopis 2001: Osterc".
  3. ↑ "Slovenski pravopis 2001: jagoda".
  4. ↑ "Sad Chelsea bow out". BBC. 1 November 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

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