Nikola Milinković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Милинковић; born 19 March 1968) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Sanski Most, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Radnički Zdena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Bečej | 58 | (24) |
| 1993–1995 | Lleida | 60 | (12) |
| 1995–1996 | Almería | 32 | (10) |
| 1996–1997 | Chaves | 39 | (8) |
| 1998–1999 | Ourense | 34 | (4) |
| 1999–2001 | Alverca | 61 | (15) |
| 2001–2004 | Grazer AK | 63 | (10) |
| 2004–2005 | ASK Schwadorf | ? | (?) |
| Total | 347 | (83) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Sanski Most, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the time part of Yugoslavia, Milinković started playing with local side Radnički Zdena.[1] Just before the Bosnian War started, he moved to Serbia and played with FK Bečej. He was spotted by Spanish club Lleida that signed him in 1993. He moved to Almería two years later where he had a short spell. He moved twice more to two other clubs on the Iberian Peninsula where he had similarly short spells, namely Ourense and Portuguese clubs Chaves and Alverca. In 2001, he signed with Austrian club Grazer AK where he spent four seasons and effectively retired from professional football with ASK Schwadorf.[2] He ended his career at Austrian lower league side USV Markt Hartmannsdorf.[3]
Personal life
editMilinković is the father of footballers and Serbia internationals Sergej Milinković-Savić and Vanja Milinković-Savić and basketball player Jana Milinković-Savić.[4]
References
edit- ^ SERGEJ I HARIS: Zemljaci iz Podgrmeča rivali u Kalinjingradu at Sportski žurnal, 20 June 2018 (in Serbian)
- ^ Nikola Milinković at ForadeJogo.net
- ^ Austrian career stats - ÖFB
- ^ FANATIK: Sećate li se Bečeja i Bekrija? at mozzartsport.com, 25 June 2014, Retrieved 19 April 2016 (in Serbian)
External links
edit- Profile at Playerhistory
- Stats from Spain at LFP
- Nikola Milinković at WorldFootball.net
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