Marcos Milinkovic

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Marcos Milinkovic
Personal information
Full nameMarcos Antonio Milinkovic
Born (1971-12-22) 22 December 1971 (age 52)
Villa Ballester, Argentina
Hometown Villa Ballester, Argentina
Height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
Spike355 cm (140 in)
Block338 cm (133 in)
Volleyball information
PositionWing spiker
Number1
National team
1991–2007 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Havana Team

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]

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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

Awards

National Team

Individuals

Team

Clubs

Individuals

  • 2005 Top Teams Cup — MVP

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References

  1. 1 2 "Marcos Antonio Milinkovic". Konex Foundation (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
Awards
Preceded by 2002 FIVB World Championship
Men's Most Valuable Player

2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by 2002 FIVB World Championship
Men's Best Scorer

2002
Succeeded by