Milenko Špoljarić | |
Fullname: | Milenko Špoljarić |
Birth Date: | 24 January 1967 |
Birth Place: | Belišće, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | Belišće |
Years1: | 1987–1989 |
Years2: | 1989–1992 |
Years3: | 1992–2003 |
Years4: | 2003–2004 |
Clubs1: | Osijek |
Clubs2: | OFK Beograd |
Clubs3: | Apollon Limassol |
Clubs4: | AEP Paphos |
Caps1: | 0 |
Caps2: | 95 |
Caps3: | 250 |
Caps4: | 23 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Goals2: | 21 |
Goals3: | 115 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1997–2001 |
Nationalcaps1: | 21 |
Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
Nationalyears2: | 1998 |
Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Manageryears1: | 2004–2005 |
Managerclubs1: | Aris Limassol |
Milenko Špoljarić (; born 24 January 1967) is a former footballer and manager. Born in Croatia, he represented Cyprus internationally.
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 played for 11 seasons, 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 made his debut for Cyprus in an October 1997 World Cup qualification match against Luxembourg and earned a total of 22 caps (1 unofficial), scoring 9 goals.[1] His final international was a March 2001 World Cup qualification match against Estonia.[2]
After retiring he initiated his coaching career.
His father is an ethnic Croat while his mother is an ethnic Serb.[3] He has three sons: Alexander, Matija and Danilo.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
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1. | 11 October 1997 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
2. | 5 September 1998 | Larnaca, Cyprus | 3–1 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying | ||
3. | 18 November 1998 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||
4. | 5 September 1999 | Limassol, Cyprus | 2–1 | 3–2 | |||
5. | 3–2 | ||||||
6. | 4 February 2000 | Strovolos, Cyprus | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2000 Cyprus International Tournament | ||
7. | 3–2 | ||||||
8. | 15 November 2000 | Limassol, Cyprus | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |