Marcos Milinkovic Explained

Marcos Milinkovic
Fullname:	Marcos Antonio Milinkovic
Birth Date:	22 December 1971
Birth Place:	Villa Ballester, Argentina
Hometown:	Villa Ballester, Argentina
Weight:	99kg (218lb)
Spike:	355cm (140inches)
Block:	338cm (133inches)
Position:	Wing spiker
Teamnumber:	1
Nationalyears:	1991–2007
Nationalteam:	Argentina

Marcos Antonio Milinkovic (born 22 December 1971) is an Argentine coach and former volleyball player. While playing for the Argentine men's national volleyball team, Milinkovic won a bronze medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana and a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.

Milinkovic started playing the sport at age 17, a relatively late age. Milinkovic is of Croatian descent.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Milinkovic received the Platinum Konex Award in 2010 as the best volleyball player of the last decade in Argentina.^[5]

Clubs

• Sportivo Ballester (1988–1990)
• Obras Sanitarias de Buenos Aires (1990–1992)
• Tomei Livorno (1992–1993)
• Uliveto Tomei Livorno (1993–1994)
• Cocamar Paranà (1995–1996)
• Chapecoense Santa Catarina (1996–1997)
• Olimpikus Rio de Janeiro (1997–1999)
• Sisley Treviso (1999–2000)
• Asystel Milano (2000–2003)
• Unisul Florianopolis (2003–2004)
• Olympiacos S.C. (2004–2005)
• Cimed Florianopolis (2006–2007)
• Unión de formosa (2008–2010)
• Buenos Aires Unidos (2010–2013)
• C.D Voleibol San Pedro (2020–2021)

Awards

National Team

Individuals

• 2000 Summer Olympics "Best Scorer"
• 2002 FIVB World Championship "Most Valuable Player"
• 2002 FIVB World Championship "Best Scorer"

Team

• 1991 Pan American Games — Bronze Medal
• 1995 Pan American Games — Gold Medal

Clubs

Individuals

• 2005 Top Teams Cup — MVP

Team

• 1999–00 CEV Champions League — Champion, with Sisley Treviso
• 2000 Coppa Italia — Champion, with Livorno
• 2005 CEV Top Teams Cup — Champion, with Olympiacos

External links

• • FIVB 2007 profile
• Milinkovic profile at ESPN
• Volleycountry.com interview
• Volleybox.net profile

Notes and References

1. Mariano Del Águila, Marcos Milinkovic: alto, rubio, y de ojos celestes : "Ella me gustó, charlé un poco, mi familia es de descendencia croata, así que nos entendimos.", 1 July 2004, Accessed 3 August 2017
2. News: Marcos Milinkovic, la cara del Mundial . ESPN México . . EFE . es . 26 September 2002 . 5 October 2024 .
3. http://www.pelo.terra.com.ar/ctematicos/mundial_voley/53/53150.html Marcos Milinkovic, el indomable crack del voley
4. Julián Córdoba Toro, La inmigración croata a Sudamérica (I) – Inmigración iberoamericana nº2: "Además tenemos a varios deportistas argentinos descendientes de croatas, destacando principalmente los jugadores de voleibol Marcos Milinkovic y Alejandro Spajic.", Iberoamérica Social, 23 October 2013, Accessed 3 August 2017
5. Web site: Marcos Antonio Milinkovic . 9 April 2023 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20231201121515/https://www.fundacionkonex.org/b2057-marcos-antonio-milinkovic . 1 December 2023 . live .