Milan Osterc (pronounced [ˈmíːlan ˈòːstərts];[1][2] 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.[3] In the 2001–02 UEFA Cup, he reached the quarter-finals of the competition with Hapoel Tel Aviv, scoring seven goals in the process.[4] In the 2009–10 season, he was the top scorer of the Slovenian first division, 1. SNL, with 23 goals.[5]

International career

Osterc played 44 matches for Slovenia, scoring 8 goals.[6] 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.[7] His final international match was at that World Cup, in a 3–1 group stage defeat against Paraguay.[8]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Osterc goal.[8]
List of international goals scored by Milan Osterc
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 February 1999 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman  Oman 1–0 7–0 Friendly
2 3–0
3 4–0
4 6–0
5 18 August 1999 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Albania 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
6 3 September 2000 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 2–0 2–2 FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification
7 1 September 2001 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Russia 1–0 2–1 FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification
8 10 November 2001 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Romania 2–1 2–1 FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification

Honours

Olimpija

Hapoel Tel Aviv

References

  1. ^ "Slovenski pravopis 2001: Milan".
  2. ^ "Slovenski pravopis 2001: Osterc".
  3. ^ Okorn, Jože (15 September 2012). "Milan Osterc: Katanec me je zaščitil, ker je trmast". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ Lorenčič, Jaša (30 July 2014). "Manj kot tujec ve, boljše je". Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ Gruden, Toni (22 April 2019). "Šporar kot kralj strelcev na tujem ob boku Novakovića" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Osterc dosegel neverjeten gol proti Romuniji" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Milan Osterc, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan_Osterc
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