Marko Mlinarić
Croatian footballer
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Marko Mlinarić (born 1 September 1960) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Nicknamed Mlinka, he was part of the Dinamo Zagreb squad that won the 1981–82 Yugoslav First League.[1] He made his debut for them against Osijek on 8 April 1978 and played a total of 530 matches for them, official and unofficial.[2] In 1987 he was named the Yugoslav Footballer of the Year.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marko Mlinarić | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1987 | Dinamo Zagreb | 231 | (38) |
| 1987–1989 | Auxerre | 47 | (6) |
| 1989–1991 | Cannes | 48 | (5) |
| 1991–1994 | Segesta | 56 | (6) |
| 1995–1996 | Dinamo Zagreb | 34 | (3) |
| Total | 412 | (58) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979 | Yugoslavia U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 1983–1988 | Yugoslavia | 17 | (1) |
| 1990 | Croatia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
He made his debut for Yugoslavia in an April 1983 friendly match away against France, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Mehmed Baždarević, and earned a total of 17 caps, scoring 1 goal. According to Mlinarić, he disqualified himself for the 1984 European Football Championships because he chose to do his military service that year.[3] His final international was a September 1988 friendly away against Spain. He also played one unofficial game for Croatia, an October 1990 friendly match against the United States,[4] but Croatia was still part of Yugoslavia at the time.
