Igor Benedejčič

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Igor Benedejčič
Personal information
Full name Igor Benedejčič
Date of birth (1969-07-28) 28 July 1969 (age 52)
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)
1991–1992 Koper 33 (5)
1992–1997 Olimpija 99 (19)
1997–1998 Rijeka 31 (2)
1998–1999 Korotan Prevalje 16 (0)
1999–2004 Koper 75 (11)
National team
1992–1998 Slovenia 8 (1)
Teams managed
2004 Koper
2008–2009 Interblock
2013–2014 Slovenia U17
2015–2017 Slovenia U18/U19
2018 Slovenia U16/U17
2018 Slovenia (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Igor Benedejčič (born 28 July 1969) is a retired Slovenian football midfielder and manager.

Benedejčič was capped for the Slovenian national team. He scored the first ever goal for the Slovenian national team in 1992 in a match against Estonia.

International career[]

Igor Benedejčič 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]

References[]

  1. ^ Primož Čepar (2 June 2017). "Igor Benedejčič si ob srebrni obletnici želi dresa s prve tekme" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

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