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.[1]
| Marcos Milinkovic | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marcos Antonio Milinkovic | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Argentine | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 1971 Villa Ballester, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Villa Ballester, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 355 cm (140 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Block | 338 cm (133 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing spiker | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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Milinkovic started playing the sport at age 17, a relatively late age. Milinkovic is of Croatian descent.[2][3][4][5]
Milinkovic was granted the Platinum Konex Award in 2010 as the best volleyball player of the last decade in Argentina.[1]
Clubs edit
- 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 edit
National Team edit
Individuals edit
- 2000 Summer Olympics "Best Scorer"
- 2002 FIVB World Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- 2002 FIVB World Championship "Best Scorer"
Team edit
- 1991 Pan American Games —
Bronze Medal - 1995 Pan American Games —
Gold Medal
Clubs edit
Individuals edit
- 2005 Top Teams Cup — MVP
Team edit
- 1999–00 CEV Champions League —
Champion, with Sisley Treviso - 2000 Coppa Italia —
Champion, with Livorno - 2005 CEV Top Teams Cup — Champion, with Olympiacos
References edit
- ^ a b "Marcos Antonio Milinkovic". Konex Foundation (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Mariano Del Águila, Marcos Milinkovic: alto, rubio, y de ojos celestes Archived 2017-08-04 at the Wayback Machine: "Ella me gustó, charlé un poco, mi familia es de descendencia croata, así que nos entendimos.", 1 July 2004, Accessed 3 August 2017
- ^ Marcos Milinkovic, la cara del Mundial: "Mi apellido es de origen croata, quizás de esas raíces procedan los altibajos de mi carácter", ESPN, 26 September 2002, Accessed 3 August 2017
- ^ Marcos Milinkovic, el indomable crack del voley Archived 2017-08-04 at the Wayback Machine: "Mi apellido es de origen croata, quizás de esas raíces procedan los altibajos de mi carácter", Terra, 26 September 2002, Accessed 3 August 2017
- ^ 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
External links edit
- Marcos Milinkovic at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Marcos Milinkovic at WorldofVolley
- Marcos Milinkovic at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Marcos Milinkovic at Olympedia
- FIVB 2007 Profile
- Milinkovic Profile at ESPN (in Spanish)
- Volleycountry.com Interview
- Volleybox.net Profile
