Milan Osterc

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

International career

Osterc played 44 matches for Slovenia, scoring 8 goals. 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. 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.

Honours

Olimpija

• Slovenian Cup: 1999–2000

Hapoel Tel Aviv

• Toto Cup: 2001–02

References

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