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Aleksander Šeliga (born 1 February 1980) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
 Šeliga with Slovenia in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Celje, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kovinar Štore | |||
| Drava Ptuj | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2005 | Celje | 121 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Slavia Prague | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Celje | 68 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Sparta Rotterdam | 32 | (0) |
| 2011–2018 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 96 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Drava Ptuj (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2018 | Drava Ptuj | 17 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Slovenia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Slovenia U18 | 10 | (0) |
| 2000 | Slovenia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2000 | Slovenia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Slovenia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editŠeliga played most of his career for hometown club Celje in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. With this club, he also participated in the UEFA Cup. In 2005, he joined Slavia Prague, but after an unsuccessful period with the Czech side, he returned to Celje.
Sparta Rotterdam
editIn the summer of 2009, Šeliga was tested by two clubs in the Netherlands. The first club, SC Heerenveen, was in desperate need for a keeper. After training with the side, he did not get a contract. The second club where he tried his luck was Sparta Rotterdam. The club also needed a keeper, after Cássio Ramos returned to PSV Eindhoven after an ended loan-period. After a brief internship, Šeliga signed a contract for two years.[1] In his first season with Sparta (2009–10), he was chosen as first keeper by a manager Frans Adelaar.
International career
editŠeliga earned his only appearance for the senior Slovenian national team on 3 March 2010, after taking the field as a substitute in an international friendly against Qatar in Maribor, which Slovenia had subsequently won 4–1.[2]
Honours
edit- Celje
- Olimpija
References
edit- ^ "Sparta heeft met Seliga gewenste nieuwe doelman". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 20 July 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Aleksander Šeliga" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
External links
edit
- Aleksander Šeliga at NZS (in Slovene)
- Aleksander Šeliga at Soccerway.com
- Aleksander Šeliga at WorldFootball.net
- Aleksander Šeliga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Aleksander Šeliga at FBref.com
- Aleksander Šeliga at ESPN FC
