Igor Benedejčič

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Igor Benedejčič
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-07-28) 28 July 1969 (age 54)
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

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[edit]

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] He played a total of 8 matches for the national team, scoring 1 goal.[2]

References[edit]

  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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