Ivica Miljković Explained

Ivica Miljković
Birth Date:1 August 1947
Birth Place:Slavonski Brod, FPR Yugoslavia
Position:Defender
Years1:1969–1977
Caps1:232
Goals1:24
Years2:1977–1980
Clubs2:Osijek
Caps2:95
Goals2:2
Years3:1980–1981
Clubs3:Chicago Sting
Caps3:35
Goals3:2
Totalcaps:362
Totalgoals:28
Nationalyears1:1975
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Ivica Miljković (born 1 August 1947 in Slavonski Brod) is a former Croatian football player.

Club career

Miljković made a name for himself playing for Dinamo Zagreb and in the period from 1969 to 1977 he appeared in a total of 232 Yugoslav First League matches, scoring 24 goals for the Blues. In 1977, he moved to NK Osijek where he spent the following three seasons. In 1980, he went abroad and spent the last two years of his career at NASL side Chicago Sting,[1] helping them win the 1981 NASL championship.

International career

He was capped once for Yugoslavia, in a Euro 1976 qualifier against Northern Ireland held on 16 March 1975 at Windsor Park in which he came on late for Jure Jerković.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASL Jerseys . Players: Ivan Miljkovic . 2008-12-01.
  2. Web site: Player Database . 29 October 2022 . EU-football.