Marcos Milinkovic

Marcos Milinkovic
Personal information
Full name	Marcos Antonio Milinkovic
Born	(1971-12-22) 22 December 1971 (age 53) 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
1991–2007 Argentina
Honours Men's volleyball Representing   Argentina Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Team 1991 Havana Team CSV South American Championship 1991 Osasco 1993 Córdoba 1995 Porto Alegre 1999 Córdoba 1997 Caracas

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]

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

• 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

• 1991 Pan American Games — Bronze Medal
• 1995 Pan American Games — Gold Medal

Clubs

Individuals

• 2005 Top Teams Cup — MVP

Team

• 1999–00 CEV Champions League — Champion, with Sisley Treviso
• 2000 Coppa Italia — Champion, with Livorno
• 2005 CEV Top Teams Cup — Champion, with Olympiacos

References

1. "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". ESPN México (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. EFE. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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

External links

• Marcos Milinkovic at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Marcos Milinkovic at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
• Marcos Milinkovic at WorldofVolley
• Marcos Milinkovic at Olympedia
• FIVB 2007 profile
• Milinkovic profile at ESPN (in Spanish)
• Volleycountry.com interview Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• Volleybox.net profile

Awards
Preceded by Rafael Pascual	2002 FIVB World Championship Men's Most Valuable Player 2002	Succeeded by Gilberto Godoy Filho
Preceded by Rafael Pascual	2002 FIVB World Championship Men's Best Scorer 2002	Succeeded by Héctor Soto