Marinko Galič (born 22 April 1970) 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 Koper, Galič began his career playing for FC Koper in 1991. In 1993, he joined Maribor where he played three seasons. For the first time, he moved abroad in 1996 for NK Zagreb and Dinamo Zagreb spending two seasons in Croatia before moving to Mura Murska Sobota. In 1998, he returned to Maribor for another three seasons and then he signed for Rudar Velenje before he returned for another two years for the club he started at, NK Koper. He left his country again in 2003 to play for the Chinese team Shandong Luneng and for the Cypriot team Apollon Limassol. After a short spell on Cyprus he returned home and played one season in the third league for Malečnik. He finished his professional career with a short spell at NK Interblock. International career Galič was capped 66 times for Slovenia. He was a participant at the Euro 2000 and World Cup 2002. Honours Maribor Slovenian PrvaLiga: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01 Slovenian Cup: 1993–94, 1998–99 Zagreb Croatian Cup: runner-up 1997 See also Slovenian international players NK Maribor players External links Player profile at NZS 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Koper Slovenian footballers Association football defenders Slovenian PrvaLiga players FC Koper players NK Maribor players Slovenian expatriate footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Croatia Croatian Football League players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players NK Mura players NK Rudar Velenje players Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Cypriot First Division players Apollon Limassol FC players NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players Expatriate footballers in China Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in China Shandong Taishan F.C. players NK Zagreb players Slovenia international footballers UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Chinese Super League players