Darko Milanic
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Darko Milanič is a former Slovenia
n footballer
and current NK Maribor coach.
, where he became a notable defender. After 1992-93 season he moved to Austrian side Sturm Graz
. He played there successfully 8 years and won several trophies.
. He also earned 42 caps for Slovenia
, was the captain of National team and represented his country at the Euro 2000
championship.
. In season 2007-08 he was head coach of NK Gorica. For the season 2008/09 he was appointed as the head coach of NK Maribor
. In May 2010 NK Maribor won the Slovenian Supercup
and with the latest trophy Darko Milanič became the first coach that have won all three domestic trophies in Slovenian club football, having won the Slovenian League and Slovenian Cup
before that. He has achieved that in only two seasons.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and current NK Maribor coach.
Club career
Born in Izola, Milanič began his football career with local side NK Izola. At 17 he was signed by FK PartizanFK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
, where he became a notable defender. After 1992-93 season he moved to Austrian side Sturm Graz
SK Sturm Graz
SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white....
. He played there successfully 8 years and won several trophies.
International career
During his spell at Partizan he earned 5 caps for YugoslaviaYugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
. He also earned 42 caps for Slovenia
Slovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....
, was the captain of National team and represented his country at the Euro 2000
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
championship.
Coaching career
After his football career he turned into coaching. He started his coaching career at his hometown club NK Izola. After that he was coach of NK Primorje and an assistant coach in SK Sturm GrazSK Sturm Graz
SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white....
. In season 2007-08 he was head coach of NK Gorica. For the season 2008/09 he was appointed as the head coach of NK Maribor
NK Maribor
Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from...
. In May 2010 NK Maribor won the Slovenian Supercup
Slovenian Supercup
The Slovenian Supercup is an annually contested football match between the football club that has won the Slovenian PrvaLiga and the club that has won the Slovenian Cup. Until 2008 the match was held only occasionally, however, in recent years it has become an annual event usually held in July and...
and with the latest trophy Darko Milanič became the first coach that have won all three domestic trophies in Slovenian club football, having won the Slovenian League and Slovenian Cup
Slovenian Cup
The Slovenian Football Cup , is the top knockout tournament of Slovenian football and the second most important football competition in Slovenia after the Slovenian PrvaLiga championship...
before that. He has achieved that in only two seasons.
Sturm Graz
- Bundesliga: 1997-98Austrian Football Bundesliga 1997-98-League standings:-References:*...
, 1998-99Austrian Football Bundesliga 1998-99-League standings:-References:*... - Runner-up: 1994-95Austrian Football Bundesliga 1994-95-League standings:-References:*...
, 1995-96Austrian Football Bundesliga 1995-96-League standings:-References:*...
, 1999-00Austrian Football Bundesliga 1999-00Statistics of Austrian Football Bundesliga in the 1999/2000 season.-League standings:-References:... - ÖFB-CupAustrian CupThe Austrian Cup, in German: ÖFB-Cup is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB.It has been held since 1919, with the exception of the time of the Anschluss between 1939 and 1945 and the period between 1950 and 1958 when the competition was deemed of...
: 1996, 1997, 1999 - Runner-up: 1998
- Austrian SupercupAustrian SupercupThe Austrian Supercup was a football competition held annually from 1986 until 2004 between the winners of the Austrian Bundesliga and the Austrian Cup.-Winners of Austrian Supercup:*1986: SK Rapid Wien...
: 1996, 1998, 1999 - Runner-up: 1997
External links
- Player profile - NZS
- Player profile - FSJ