Igor Benedejčič

Igor Benedejčič
Personal information
Full name Igor Benedejčič
Date of birth (1969-07-28) 28 July 1969
Place of birth SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
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
2008–2009 Interblock
Slovenia U17
Slovenia U19

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2009.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 July 2007

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

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

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.

Personal life

He is a cousin of the Slovenian diplomat Andrej Benedejčič.

References


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