Marcos Milinkovic
Encyclopedia
Marcos Antonio Milinković (born December 22, 1971 in Villa Ballester
, Buenos Aires
) is an Argentine
volleyball
player. Milinković is 203 cm and weighs 100 kg.
Milinković started playing the sport at age 17, a relatively late age.
Milinković speaks Spanish
, Portuguese
, Italian
and the native language of his parents, Croatian
.
Villa Ballester
Villa Ballester is a city located in the northern Greater Buenos Aires urban area and it is part of the General San Martín Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is served by the Línea Mitre commuter railway with its station also named Villa Ballester...
, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player. Milinković is 203 cm and weighs 100 kg.
Milinković started playing the sport at age 17, a relatively late age.
Milinković speaks Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
and the native language of his parents, Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
.
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) Olympiakos Piraeus (2004–2005) Cimed Florianopolis (2006–2007) Unión de formosa (2008–2010) Buenos Aires Unidos (2011-)Individuals
- 2000 Summer Olympics "Most Valuable Player"
- 2002 FIVB World Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2002 FIVB World Championship "Best Scorer"
Senior Team
- 2007 Pan American GamesVolleyball at the 2007 Pan American GamesThe volleyball competitions at the 2007 Pan American Games were held from 14 to 19 July for the women and from 23 to 28 July for the men. The competitions were held at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, located near the Estádio do Maracanã.-Competition format:...
,
Gold Medal
Clubs
- 1999–00 CEV Champions League - Champion, with Sisley Treviso
- 2000 Coppa Italia -
Champion, with Livorno - 2005 Top Teams Cup - Champion, with Olympiacos