Damir Botonjič

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Damir Botonjič
Personal information
Full name Damir Botonjič
Date of birth (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 39)
Place of birth SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Svoboda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Gorica 0 (0)
1999–2004 Gençlerbirliği S.K. 23 (0)
2004–2005 Ljubljana 14 (0)
2005–2006 Svoboda 3 (0)
2009 Livar 11 (0)
2009–2011 Olimpija Ljubljana 32 (0)
National team
2001 Slovenia U20 3 (0)
2002–2003 Slovenia U21 9 (0)
2004 Slovenia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Damir Botonjič (born 14 September 1981) is a retired Slovenian football goalkeeper.

Club career[]

Botonjič started his career at local side Svoboda. After one year in Gorica, he signed with Turkish side Gençlerbirliği. The first two seasons he played in the PAF league, appearing in 52 matches. He made his Süper Lig debut in October 2002 against Denizlispor. Next season was his most successful in Turkey. He played in 19 Süper Lig and 5 Türkiye Kupası matches and had an important role in a successful Uefa Cup run.[1] In February 2005, he signed with Ljubljana.[2] He made 14 appearances in Prva Liga, before leaving for another Ljubljana side, Svoboda. He returned in the second part of the 2008-09 season, making 11 appearances for Livar. On 14 July 2009, he signed a contract with Olimpija Ljubljana.[3]

International career[]

Botonjič was a member of the Slovenia U21 team. He made his only appearance for Slovenia on 31 March 2004 in a friendly match against Latvia.

Personal life[]

His elder brother Nedžad, also a goalkeeper, died during a training session in February 2005.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Blackburn 1-1 Genclerbirligi: Shocker". ESPN. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Damir Botonjič podpisal za Ljubljano" (in Slovenian). STA. 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Še trije podpisali" (in Slovenian). NKOlimpija.com. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Tragična smrt vratarja Ljubljane" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 7 February 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Infarkt na igrišču" (in Slovenian). Mladina. 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2009.

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