Argentine volleyball player
Marcos Milinkovic 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) Position Wing spiker Number 1
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
Team
Clubs
Individuals
Team
References
^ a b "Marcos Antonio Milinkovic" . Konex Foundation 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
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