Milenko Spoljaric
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Milenko Spoljaric is a football manager and a former Cypriot
international football midfielder
.
, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Spoljaric played for Yugoslav First League
clubs NK Osijek
and OFK Beograd
. He left in 1992 signing with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol
where he will play 11 seasons all the way 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 received a call from the Cypriot national team
. He played a total of 28 matches having scored 8 times for Cyprus.
After retiring he initiated his coaching career.
His father is an ethnic Croat while his mother is an ethnic Serb.
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
international football midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
.
Career
Born in BelišćeBelišce
Belišće is a city in Croatia, located in the region of Slavonia, Osijek - Baranja county, at the altitude of 93 m. The population of the city is 6,493 , with 10,790 in the municipality. In 2001 census, the majority were Croats...
, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Spoljaric played for Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
clubs NK Osijek
NK Osijek
NK Osijek is a Croatian football club, from Osijek in eastern Croatia.- History :NK Osijek's early roots are found in club called NK Udarnik that was formed in 1945 under FPR Yugoslavia's new communist authorities on the ashes of dissolved HŠK Slavija...
and OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd
Omladinski fudbalski klub Beograd, commonly referred to as OFK Beograd , is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia, more precisely from the Karaburma urban neighborhood. It currently is the oldest team playing in the Serbian SuperLiga. The name means "Youth Football Club Belgrade" in Serbian...
. He left in 1992 signing with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol
Apollon Limassol
Apollon Limassol is a Greek Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon F.C...
where he will play 11 seasons all the way until 2003. Before retiring from professional playing he played one last season with AEP Paphos
AEP Paphos FC
AEP Paphos is a Cypriot football club based in Paphos. The club was formed in 2000 after the merger of the two clubs of Paphos, APOP and Evagoras. The team's stadium is Pafiako Stadium.-History:...
. With Apollon
Apollon Limassol
Apollon Limassol is a Greek Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon F.C...
he scored 78 goals in 250 appearances.
After playing several seasons in Cyprus, he received a call from the Cypriot national team
Cyprus national football team
The Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is the GSP Stadium in Nicosia and the current coach is Nikos Nioplias...
. He played a total of 28 matches having scored 8 times for Cyprus.
After retiring he initiated his coaching career.
His father is an ethnic Croat while his mother is an ethnic Serb.