Igor Benedejčič (born 28 July 1969) is a Slovenian retired football manager and player who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 July 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Koper, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Koper | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990 | Koper | ||
| 1991 | Alpine Donawitz | 5 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Koper | 33 | (5) |
| 1992–1997 | Olimpija | 99 | (19) |
| 1997–1998 | Rijeka | 31 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Korotan Prevalje | 16 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Koper | 76 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1998 | Slovenia | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004 | Koper | ||
| 2008–2009 | Interblock | ||
| 2013–2014 | Slovenia U17 | ||
| 2015–2017 | Slovenia U18/U19 | ||
| 2018 | Slovenia U16/U17 | ||
| 2018 | Slovenia (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Benedejčič was capped for the Slovenia national team. In 1992, he scored Slovenia's first ever international goal in the nation's debut match against Estonia.
International career
editBenedejčič was the first player ever to score for Slovenia in an international match. He scored the equaliser in their friendly against Estonia in Tallinn in 1992, a game which finished 1–1.[1] He played a total of 8 matches for the national team, scoring 1 goal.[2]
References
edit- ^ Primož Čepar (2 June 2017). "Igor Benedejčič si ob srebrni obletnici želi dresa s prve tekme" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Igor Benedejčič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
External links
edit- Igor Benedejčič at NZS (in Slovene)
- Igor Benedejčič at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
- Igor Benedejčič at Soccerway.com
- Igor Benedejčič at WorldFootball.net
- Igor Benedejčič at National-Football-Teams.com
- Igor Benedejčič at FBref.com
- Igor Benedejčič at EU-Football.info
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