Marcos Antonio Milinkovic (born 22 December 1971) 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Marcos Antonio Milinkovic | ||
| 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) | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Position | Wing spiker | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| National team | |||
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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 received 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
editNational Team
editIndividuals
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
editIndividuals
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". ESPN México (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. EFE. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ 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
