Name: Ivica Miljković
Nickname: "Gegi", "Al Capone"
Country:
CroatiaClubs: GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Position: *SWP, CB, SB
Side: RF/BS
Age: 23-26 years (01/08/1947)
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 82 kg
Attack: 67
Defence: 83
Balance: 87
Stamina: 81
Top Speed: 77
Acceleration: 75
Response: 82
Agility: 74
Dribble Accuracy: 75
Dribble Speed: 71
Short Pass Accuracy: 76
Short Pass Speed: 74
Long Pass Accuracy: 79
Long Pass Speed: 78
Shot Accuracy: 70
Shot Power: 89
Shot Technique: 72
Free Kick Accuracy: 79
Swerve: 75
Header: 86
Jump: 83
Technique: 75
Aggression: 67
Mentality: 82
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 80
Injury Tolerance: A
Condition: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 6
Growth Type: Standard
CARDS:
P13 Long Ranger
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Middle Shooting
Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded
INFO
Ivica Miljković was a former Croatian football player. He played all positions in defence, but mainly was used as sweeper. Ivica was excellent in aerial play with rocket shot, he was even good free kick taker who scored lot of goals for a defender throughout his career. The most famous was a volley rocket from 30 meters against Slovan Bratislava in 1971. Great fighter, tenacious but fair player, real captain. He was physically strong player able to anticipate well the balls sent in box, and send good long passes from the back line. He played for the BSK Slavonski Brod (1965-69 and 1981-82), Dinamo Zagreb (1969-77), for which he played 485 matches and scored 56 goals, NK Osijek (1977-80) and the Chicago Sting SC (1980 -81). Miljković made a name for himself playing for Dinamo Zagreb and in the period from 1969 to 1977 he appeared in a total of 232 Yugoslav First League matches, scoring 24 goals for the Blues. In 1977 he moved to NK Osijek where he spent the following three seasons. In 1980 he went abroad and spent the last two years of his career at NASL side Chicago Sting, helping them win the 1981 NASL championship. He was capped once for Yugoslavia, in a Euro 1976 qualifier against Northern Ireland held on 16 March 1975 at Windsor Park. In 2005 at the age of 58 died from the consequences of stroke. He left behind two sons, Dinko who plays football in Karlovac, and Damir, basketball players in the Russian St. Petersburg.