:Milan Osterc
{{Short description|Slovenian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Milan Osterc
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|7|4}}
| birth_place = Murska Sobota, SFR Yugoslavia
| height = 1.85 m
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Veržej
| position = Forward
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1994
| years2 = 1994–1996
| years3 = 1996–1998
| years4 = 1998–1999
| years5 = 2000
| years6 = 2000–2002
| years7 = 2002–2003
| years8 = 2003–2004
| years9 = 2004–2005
| years10 = 2005
| years11 = 2006
| years12 = 2007–2010
| years13 = 2010–2012
| clubs1 = Veržej
| clubs2 = Beltinci
| clubs3 = Gorica
| clubs4 = Hércules Alicante
| clubs5 = Olimpija
| clubs6 = Hapoel Tel Aviv
| clubs7 = Le Havre
| clubs8 = Bursaspor
| clubs9 = Malatyaspor
| clubs10 = AEK Larnaca
| clubs11 = LASK
| clubs12 = Gorica
| clubs13 = Koper
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 50
| caps3 = 64
| caps4 = 23
| caps5 = 16
| caps6 = 53
| caps7 = 8
| caps8 = 15
| caps9 = 26
| caps10 = 7
| caps11 = 11
| caps12 = 91
| caps13 = 55
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 16
| goals3 = 19
| goals4 = 3
| goals5 = 6
| goals6 = 10
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 1
| goals9 = 10
| goals10 = 1
| goals11 = 2
| goals12 = 43
| goals13 = 22
| totalcaps = 419
| totalgoals = 133
| nationalyears1 = 1994–1997
| nationalteam1 = Slovenia U21
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1997–2002
| nationalteam2 = Slovenia
| nationalcaps2 = 44
| nationalgoals2 = 8
}}
Milan Osterc ({{IPA|sl|ˈmíːlan ˈòːstərts|pron}};{{cite web|title=Slovenski pravopis 2001: Milan|url=http://bos.zrc-sazu.si/c/SP/neva.exe?name=sp&expression=Milan&hs=1}}{{cite web|title=Slovenski pravopis 2001: Osterc|url=http://bos.zrc-sazu.si/c/SP/neva.exe?name=sp&expression=Osterc&hs=1}} born 4 July 1975) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Osterc started his career at Veržej, where he was the top goalscorer of the 1993–94 Slovenian Second League season.{{cite web |last=Okorn |first=Jože |title=Milan Osterc: Katanec me je zaščitil, ker je trmast |url=https://www.dnevnik.si/1042552057 |website=Dnevnik |access-date=14 October 2020 |language=sl |date=15 September 2012}} In the 2001–02 UEFA Cup, he reached the quarter-finals of the competition with Hapoel Tel Aviv, scoring seven goals in the process.{{cite web |first=Jaša|last=Lorenčič |title=Manj kot tujec ve, boljše je |url=https://www.vecer.com/201407306047787-6047787 |website=Večer |access-date=28 June 2019 |language=sl-si |date=30 July 2014}} In the 2009–10 season, he was the top scorer of the Slovenian first division, 1. SNL, with 23 goals.{{cite web |first=Toni|last=Gruden |title=Šporar kot kralj strelcev na tujem ob boku Novakovića |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/sporar-kot-kralj-strelcev-na-tujem-ob-boku-novakovica/485922 |publisher=RTV Slovenija |access-date=28 June 2019 |language=sl |date=22 April 2019}}
International career
Osterc played 44 matches for Slovenia, scoring 8 goals.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/slov-recintlp.html|title=Appearances for Slovenia National Team|access-date=30 December 2023|website=RSSSF}} He was a participant at Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup. On 10 November 2001, he scored a goal against Romania in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-offs, helping to secure his country's first-ever World Cup appearance as an independent country.{{cite web |title=Osterc dosegel neverjeten gol proti Romuniji |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/na-danasnji-dan/osterc-dosegel-neverjeten-gol-proti-romuniji/109379 |publisher=RTV Slovenija |access-date=13 October 2020 |language=sl |date=10 November 2012}} His final international match was at that World Cup, in a 3–1 group stage defeat against Paraguay.
Career statistics
=International=
:Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Osterc goal.{{cite web |title=Milan Osterc, international football player |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=15743 |website=eu-football.info |access-date=30 December 2023 |language=en}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Milan Osterc | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center|1 | rowspan=4|8 February 1999 | rowspan=4|Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | rowspan=4| {{fb|OMN}} | align="center"|1–0 | rowspan=4 align=center|7–0 | rowspan=4|Friendly |
| align=center|2 | align="center"|3–0 | |||||
| align=center|3 | align="center"|4–0 | |||||
| align=center|4 | align="center"|6–0 | |||||
| align=center|5 | 18 August 1999 | Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | {{fb|ALB}} | align="center"| 2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualification |
| align=center|6 | 3 September 2000 | Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands | {{fb|FRO}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–2 | FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification |
| align=center|7 | 1 September 2001 | Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | {{fb|RUS}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–1 | FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification |
| align=center|8 | 10 November 2001 | Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | {{fb|ROM}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|2–1 | FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{BDFutbol|6571}}
- [https://www.nzs.si/tekmovanja/default.asp?action=igralecstat&id_igralca=8070 Milan Osterc] at NZS {{in lang|sl}}
- {{sports links}}
{{Slovenia Squad 2000 UEFA Euro}}
{{Slovenia Squad 2002 World Cup}}
{{Slovenian Second League top scorers}}
{{Slovenian PrvaLiga top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Osterc, Milan}}
Category:Footballers from Murska Sobota
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Slovenian men's footballers
Category:Slovenia men's youth international footballers
Category:Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers
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Category:UEFA Euro 2000 players
Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players
Category:NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players
Category:Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
Category:Bursaspor footballers
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