Milenko_Spoljaric

Milenko Špoljarić

Milenko Špoljarić

Cypriot footballer

Milenko Špoljarić (Greek: Μιλένκο Σπόλιαριτς; born 24 January 1967) is a former footballer and manager. Born in Croatia, he represented Cyprus internationally.

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Club career

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.

International career

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.

Personal life

His father is an ethnic Croat while his mother is an ethnic Serb.[3] He has three sons: Alexander, Matija and Danilo.

References

  1. [1]
    "Appearances for Cyprus National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    Tempo (Serbia magazine) (1991-10-16). "Tempo magazine #1338, pgs. 2-3" (in Serbian).


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