Marcos Milinkovic Explained
Marcos Milinkovic |
Fullname: | Marcos Antonio Milinkovic |
Birth Date: | 22 December 1971 |
Birth Place: | Villa Ballester, Argentina |
Hometown: | Villa Ballester, Argentina |
Weight: | 99kg (218lb) |
Spike: | 355cm (140inches) |
Block: | 338cm (133inches) |
Position: | Wing spiker |
Teamnumber: | 1 |
Nationalyears: | 1991–2007 |
Nationalteam: | Argentina |
Marcos Antonio Milinkovic (born 22 December 1971, in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine coach and former volleyball player. While playing for the Argentine men's national volleyball team, Milinkovic won a bronze medal at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana and a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata.
Milinkovic started playing the sport at age 17, a relatively late age. Milinkovic is of Croatian descent.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Milinkovic was granted the Platinum Konex Award in 2010 as the best volleyball player of the last decade in Argentina.[5]
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)
- Olympiacos S.C. (2004–2005)
- Cimed Florianopolis (2006–2007)
- Unión de formosa (2008–2010)
- Buenos Aires Unidos (2010–2013)
- C.D Voleibol San Pedro (2020–2021)
Awards
National Team
Individuals
- 2000 Summer Olympics "Best Scorer"
- 2002 FIVB World Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2002 FIVB World Championship "Best Scorer"
Team
Clubs
Individuals
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External links
Notes and References
- Mariano Del Águila, Marcos Milinkovic: alto, rubio, y de ojos celestes : "Ella me gustó, charlé un poco, mi familia es de descendencia croata, así que nos entendimos.", 1 July 2004, Accessed 3 August 2017
- http://www.espn.com.mx/fivb2002/noticias/milinkoviccara26sep02.html Marcos Milinkovic, la cara del Mundial
- http://www.pelo.terra.com.ar/ctematicos/mundial_voley/53/53150.html Marcos Milinkovic, el indomable crack del voley
- Julián Córdoba Toro, La inmigración croata a Sudamérica (I) – Inmigración iberoamericana nº2: "Además tenemos a varios deportistas argentinos descendientes de croatas, destacando principalmente los jugadores de voleibol Marcos Milinkovic y Alejandro Spajic.", Iberoamérica Social, 23 October 2013, Accessed 3 August 2017
- Web site: Marcos Antonio Milinkovic . 9 April 2023 . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20231201121515/https://www.fundacionkonex.org/b2057-marcos-antonio-milinkovic . 1 December 2023 . live .