Marko Mlinarić

Marko Mlinarić (born 1 September 1960) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Nicknamed Mlinka, he was part of the Dinamo Zagreb squad that won the 1981–82 Yugoslav First League. He made his debut for them against Osijek on 8 April 1978 and played a total of 530 matches for them, official and unofficial. In 1987 he was named the Yugoslav Footballer of the Year.

International career He made his debut for Yugoslavia in an April 1983 friendly match away against France, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Mehmed Baždarević, and earned a total of 17 caps, scoring 1 goal. According to Mlinarić, he disqualified himself for the 1984 European Football Championships because he chose to do his military service that year. His final international was a September 1988 friendly away against Spain. He also played one unofficial game for Croatia, an October 1990 friendly match against the United States, but Croatia was still part of Yugoslavia at the time.

Honours Dinamo Zagreb Yugoslav First League: 1 1982 Croatian First League: 1 1996 Yugoslav Cup: 2 1980, 1983 Croatian Cup: 1 1996