Milenko Špoljarić

Milenko Špoljarić
Personal information
Full name	Milenko Špoljarić
Date of birth	January 24, 1967 (age 54)
Place of birth	Belišće, SR Croatia,; SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	NK Belišće
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1989	NK Osijek
1989–1992	OFK Beograd
1992–2003	Apollon Limassol
2003–2004	AEP Paphos
National team
1997–2001	Cyprus
Teams managed
2004–2005	Aris Limassol
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Milenko Špoljarić (born January 24, 1967) is a football manager and a former Cypriot international football midfielder.

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 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.

Personal life[]

His father is an ethnic Croat while his mother is an ethnic Serb.^[1] He has three sons: Alexander, Matija and Danilo.

References[]

^ Tempo (Serbia magazine) (1991-10-16). "Tempo magazine #1338, pgs. 2-3" (in Serbian).

External links[]

Milenko Špoljarić at National-Football-Teams.com

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[Tempo_magazine_#1338-1] Tempo (Serbia magazine) (1991-10-16). "Tempo magazine #1338, pgs. 2-3" (in Serbian).

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