Milenko Špoljarić

Milenko Špoljarić
Personal information
Full nameMilenko Špoljarić
Date of birthJanuary 24, 1967
Place of birthBelišće, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
NK Belišće
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987-1989NK Osijek
1989-1992OFK Beograd27(13)
1992-2003Apollon Limassol250(78)
2003-2004AEP Paphos23(0)
National team
1997-2001Cyprus21(8)
Teams managed
2004-2005Aris Limassol
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Milenko Špoljarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Миленко Шпољарић, born January 24, 1967) is a football manager and a former Cypriot international football midfielder.

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.

After playing several seasons in Cyprus, he received a call from the Cypriot national team. He played a total of 28 matches having scored 8 times for Cyprus.

After retiring he initiated his coaching career.

His father is an ethnic Croat while his mother is an ethnic Serb.[1]

References

  1. Tempo (Serbia magazine) (1991-10-16). "Tempo magazine #1338, pgs. 2-3" (in Serbian).

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