On 5 September 2001 he scored against FR Yugoslavia in a 1-1 draw, part of the second-place finish that sent Slovenia to the play-off and their first World Cup. He played at both tournaments that generation reached, Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup, won five Slovenian championships with Olimpija and Maribor plus two cups, and took 38 caps before three seasons at JEF United in Japan. Career record: club career at NK Maribor, LASK Linz, JEF United Chiba.
| 1991–1991 | ND Slovan |
| 1992–1994 | NK Olimpija Ljubljana |
| 1994–1995 | NK Ljubljana |
| 1994–1995 | FC Ljubljana |
| 1994–1995 | FK Željezničar Sarajevo |
| 1995–1998 | NK Maribor |
| 1998–2000 | LASK Linz |
| 2000–2001 | Grazer AK |
| 2001–2004 | JEF United Chiba |
| 2004–2006 | LASK Linz |
| 2006–2007 | NK Olimpija Ljubljana |
Slovenia legends whose careers overlapped Milinovič's
One rank above: Rene Krhin at #32.
Slovenia's editorial top five: Jan Oblak · Samir Handanović · Branko Oblak · Zlatko Zahovič · Josip Iličić.