Marcos Milinkovic facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Marcos Milinkovic |
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Full name | Marcos Antonio Milinkovic | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Villa Ballester, Argentina |
22 December 1971 ||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing spiker | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
Milinkovic started playing the sport at age 17, a relatively late age. Milinkovic is of Croatian descent.
Milinkovic was granted the Platinum Konex Award in 2010 as the best volleyball player of the last decade in Argentina.
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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
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
See also
In Spanish: Marcos Milinkovic para niños
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