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Ljubo Milicevic
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| Ljubo Milicevic | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 13, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | |
| Height | 1.93 m, 90kg | |
| Nickname | Mad Dog, LjubMobile | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Melbourne Victory | |
| Number | 5 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998 – 1999 1999 – 2001 2001 – 2002 2002 – 2003 2004 – 2006 2006 – 2007 2007 – present |
Melbourne Knights Perth Glory FC Zurich FC Basel FC Thun BSC Young Boys Melbourne Victory |
1 (0) 29 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 56 (4) 12 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2005 – present | Australia | 6 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ljubo "Mad Dog" Milicevic (born 13 February 1982 in Melbourne) is an Australian football (soccer) player, son of both Croat parents, he currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-League.
Milicevic began his professional career with Melbourne Knights in Australia playing one game before moving to Perth Glory in 1999 where he played a major role in getting the Western Australian side to its first ever NSL Grand Final in 2000. He then moved to Europe and went on to play for FC Zurich, FC Basel, FC Thun and BSC Young Boys in Switzerland.
He was the captain of both the Australia Under-20 and Under-23 side, the Olyroos, After being made captain he went to the U-20 World Cup in Argentina in 2001 to attract the attention of major club scouts but a terrible knee injury suffered during the tournament meant he was denied that chance. He was injured before the Athens Olympics and apparently gave the media gallery a one fingered salute after scoring a goal in a qualifying match, in response to Australian media claims that Frank Farina's team was the worst squad to ever be sent to an Olympics.
He has also been capped for Australia, His first cap was against Indonesia in 2005. He made three appearances at the 2005 Confederations Cup but was suprisingly not selected in the 2006 World Cup squad.
In the 2005-06 season, Milicevic played five matches in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for FC Thun, as he played against European heavyweights such as Arsenal F.C., Ajax F.C. and Sparta Prague F.C..
On February 20, 2007 it was announced that Ljubo had signed for the reigning A-League champions Melbourne Victory. Milicevic had been courted by a number of English Premier League teams before committing to his hometown club, but was unable to gain a work permit.
- Ljubo Milicevic at pintculture.com
- Ljubo Milicevic profile, detailed club and national team statistics, honours (palmares) and timeline
- Milicevic Melbourne Victory profile
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