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. Career statistics Club International International goals Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first. 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 See also Slovenian international players NK Maribor players References External links Player profile at PrvaLiga Player profile at NZS 1969 births Living people Footballers from Ljubljana Slovenian footballers Association football defenders Slovenian expatriate footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria LASK players Slovenian PrvaLiga players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players NK Ljubljana players NK Maribor players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players JEF United Chiba players J1 League players Expatriate footballers in Japan Austrian Football Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Austria UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Slovenia international footballers