Milan Osterc

Milan Osterc

Personal information
Full name	Milan Osterc
Date of birth	4 July 1975
Place of birth	Murska Sobota, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Veržej
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1994–1996	Beltinci	50	(16)
1996–1998	Gorica	64	(19)
1998–1999	Hércules CF	23	(2)
1999–2000	Olimpija	16	(6)
2000–2002	Hapoel Tel Aviv	53	(10)
2002–2003	Le Havre AC	8	(0)
2003–2004	Bursaspor	15	(1)
2004–2005	Malatyaspor	26	(10)
2005	AEK Larnaca	7	(1)
2006	LASK Linz	11	(2)
2007–2010	Gorica	91	(43)
2010–2012	Koper	55	(22)
Total		414	(132)
National team^‡
1997–2002	Slovenia	44	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2011. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 April 2009

Milan Osterc (pronounced [ˈmíːlan ˈòːstərt͡s];^[1][2] born 4 July 1975 in Murska Sobota) is a retired Slovenian football striker. He is also known by the nickname Jagoda (pronounced [ˈjàːgɔda],^[3] English: The strawberry).

Club career

He started his career at Veržej. In the 2009–10 season, he was the top scorer of the Slovenian first division, 1.SNL.

UEFA Cup run with Hapoel

Osterc is best known in Israel for his seven goals in Hapoel Tel Aviv's run to the quarter finals of the 2002 UEFA Cup. Crucial strikes against powerhouses Chelsea,^[4] Parma, and Lokomotiv Moscow helped Hapoel defy the odds and achieve one of their greatest feats in European football.

International career

Osterc played 44 matches for the Slovenia and was a participant at the Euro 2000 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. On 10 November 2001 he scored a spectacular goal against Romania, helping to secure his country's first World Cup appearance as an independent nation.

International goals

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 February 1999	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Oman	1–0	7–0	Friendly match
2	8 February 1999	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Oman	3–0	7–0	Friendly match
3	8 February 1999	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Oman	4–0	7–0	Friendly match
4	8 February 1999	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Oman	6–0	7–0	Friendly match
5	18 August 1999	Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana	Albania	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
6	3 September 2000	Svangaskarð, Toftir	Faroe Islands	2–0	2–2	FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification
7	1 September 2001	Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana	Russia	1–0	2–1	FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification
8	10 November 2001	Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana	Romania	2–1	2–1	FIFA World Cup 2002 qualification

Honours

Olimpija

• Slovenian Cup: 1999–2000

Hapoel Tel Aviv

• Toto Cup: 2001–02

See also

• Slovenian international players

References

1. "Slovenski pravopis 2001: Milan".
2. "Slovenski pravopis 2001: Osterc".
3. "Slovenski pravopis 2001: jagoda".
4. "Sad Chelsea bow out". BBC. 1 November 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

External links

• BDFutbol.com profile
• Player profile at PrvaLiga (Slovene)
• Player profile at NZS (Slovene)