Igor Benedejčič

Igor Benedejčič
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-07-28) 28 July 1969
Place of birth Koper, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position 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

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

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

In 1992, Benedejčič became the first player to score for Slovenia in an official international match when he scored the equaliser in a friendly match against Estonia in Tallinn, a game which finished 1–1.[1] He played a total of 8 matches for the national team, scoring 1 goal.[2]

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.
  2. ↑ "Igor Benedejčič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 August 2023.


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