Drago Mlinarec

Drago Mlinarec may refer to:

Drago Mlinarec (ice hockey)

Dragutin Mlinarec (born August 24, 1960 in Čakovec, Yugoslavia) is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player.

Career

Club career

In 1977, Mlinarec made his professional debut with HK Kranjska Gora in the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League. He joined HK Acroni Jesenice the following year. Mlinarec played 18 seasons with Jesenice, and one season in 1988-89 with KHL Medvescak. He won 8 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League titles with Jesenice, and one with Medvescak.

International career

Mlinarec played for both the Yugoslavia national ice hockey team and the Slovenia national ice hockey team during his international career. He participated in 8 World Championships, and the Olympic Games in 1984.

References

Drago Mlinarec (musician)

Drago Mlinarec (born 1942) is a Croatian rock musician who became known in Yugoslavia with a progressive rock band Grupa 220.

Life

Growing up in Titoistic Yugoslavia with open borders towards the West, he stated that the lyrics he used in his music were partially inspired by the Noir films he had seen in cinema.

Work

Besides playing in one of the most popular rock bands in Yugoslavia, Mlinarec in the 1970s composed music for several theatre plays, TV shows, documentary and feature films. His musical style was compared with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Some of his albums were recorded in Sweden.

Musical career

After serving mandatory military service, he left Grupa 220 and begun a solo career. Among his hits is a Latino hit "Caracas".

Awards

References

Jezera

Jezera is a village in Croatia.

References

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