Milenko Špoljarić


Milenko Špoljarić is a football manager and a former Cypriot international football midfielder.

Career

Born in Belišće, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Špoljarić played for Yugoslav First League clubs NK Osijek and OFK Beograd. He left in 1992 signing with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol where he will play 11 seasons all the way until 2003. Before retiring from professional playing he played one last season with AEP Paphos. With Apollon he scored 78 goals in 250 appearances.
After playing several seasons in Cyprus, he received a call from the Cypriot national team. He played a total of 28 matches having scored 8 times for Cyprus.
After retiring he initiated his coaching career.

Personal life

His father is an ethnic Croat while his mother is an ethnic Serb. He has three sons: Alexander, Matija and Danilo.