Milenko Špoljarić
Milenko Špoljarić is a former footballer and manager. Born in Croatia, he represented Cyprus internationally.
Club 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 played for 11 seasons, until 2003. Before retiring from professional playing he played one last season with AEP Paphos. With Apollon he scored 78 goals in 250 appearances.International career
After playing several seasons in Cyprus, he made his debut for Cyprus national [football team|Cyprus] in an October 1997 1998 [FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualification] match against Luxembourg and earned a total of 22 caps, scoring 9 goals. His final international was a March 2001 2002 [FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualification] match against Estonia.After retiring he initiated his coaching career.