List of NK Maribor players

Maribor players celebrating the club's ninth league title in 2011.

NK Maribor is an association football club from Maribor, Slovenia. The club was founded in 1960 and joined the Football Association of Yugoslavia the same year. It remained a member until Slovenia gained its independence in 1991, when the club joined the Football Association of Slovenia. Maribor are one of only three Slovenian teams who participated in the Yugoslav highest division, the Yugoslav First League, between the end of the Second World War in 1945 and the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991. Apart from winning the Yugoslav second division once and the third division five times, they had no success during the Yugoslav period; the closest they came to winning a major trophy was in the 1967–68 season, when they reached the semi-finals of the Yugoslav Cup. Since 1991, Maribor have competed in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the highest level of football in the country. They were one of that league's founding members, and are one of only three clubs never to have been relegated from the top division. Maribor are the most successful club in the country, having won 14 PrvaLiga titles, nine Slovenian Cups and four Slovenian Supercups.

Aside from winning the Slovenian title as Maribor's manager, Matjaž Kek won several championships with the club as a player. Maribor's current captain Marcos Tavares has joined the club in 2008 and has since become an all-time appearances and goals record holder, with 427 appearances and 163 goals. He also holds the club record for most appearances and goals in the Slovenian top division, with 308 and 123 respectively. Tavares also holds the club record for most appearances and goals in Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) competitions, with 67 and 21 respectively.

Since Maribor was founded in 1960, more than 500 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club. All players who have featured in 100 or more such matches are listed below. Ten of the club's current players – Marcos Tavares, Aleš Mertelj, Aleksander Rajčević, Mitja Viler, Jasmin Handanović, Damjan Bohar, Marko Šuler, Dare Vršič, Martin Milec, and Luka Zahović  – have made at least 100 competitive appearances as of the end of the 2016–17 season. The list also includes all current or former Maribor players who have been capped for their respective national teams.

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§	The player has been capped at full international level while a member of the club
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Players

Matjaž Kek won the Slovenian PrvaLiga title with Maribor both as player and manager.

Marcos Tavares has made the most appearances and scored the most goals for the club.

Dragan Jelić made the most appearances for the club between 2001 and 2010.

Nastja Čeh has made over 100 appearances for the club in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.

Agim Ibraimi (left) in a yellow Macedonia jersey in 2011.

Etien Velikonja spent three seasons in Maribor before moving to Cardiff City. His transfer, reportedly worth €3.6 million, is a record high for Maribor.

Dimitar Makriev was the club's leading goalscorer in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons.

Marko Šuler was an important piece in Matjaž Kek's Slovenia squad at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Slovenia international Milivoje Novaković has joined the club in 2016.

For a list of all Maribor players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:NK Maribor players.

The list below includes all NK Maribor players who have made at least 100 official appearances for the club or who have been capped at full international level by their countries. The list is ordered by the number of appearances, then by goals scored. If the players are still tied, they are listed alphabetically. The first and last columns contain the year of the player's first and last senior appearance for Maribor. The seasons column counts those seasons in which the player made at least one official appearance. For the list of Maribor's active players, see current members of the club. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2016–17 season.

List of Maribor players, and displaying the types of accomplishments and statistics by the players during their time with the club^[A]

Name	Country represented	First	Last	Seasons	Apps	Goals
Marcos Tavares	—	2008	—	10	427 #	163 #
Tomislav Prosen	—	1962	1979	16 #	377	74
Aleš Križan	Slovenia §	1989	2001	10	365	6
Herbert Vabič	—	1961	1975	15	317	0
Mladen Kranjc	—	1963	1977	12	311	104
Gregor Židan	Slovenia §	1993	2001	9	308	35
Aleš Mertelj	Slovenia §	2009	—	8	308	12
Ante Šimundža	Slovenia §	1991	2000	10	296	103
Milan Arnejčič	—	1961	1977	15	283	73
Matjaž Kek	Slovenia †	1980	1999	11	280	61
Milan Žurman	—	1981	1997	9	276	82
Jasmin Handanović	Slovenia §	2011	—	6	272	0
Branko Horjak	—	1970	1979	9	268	117
Herbert Klančnik	—	1963	1973	10	266	29
Emil Šterbal	—	1991	1999	8	263	3
Igor Poznič	Slovenia §	1985	1996	10	256	88
Vladimir Bolfek	—	1962	1974	11	254	1
Dejan Mezga	—	2007	2016	9	242	61
Zvonko Breber	—	1972	1980	8	240	37
Aleksander Rajčević	Slovenia §	2010	—	7	240	6
Peter Binkovski	Slovenia §	1989	1999	8	236	18
Amir Karić	Slovenia §	1993	2003	10	234	36
Mitja Viler	Slovenia §	2010	—	7	234	7
Stipe Balajić	—	1998	2005	8	229	37
Branko Šarenac	—	1975	1989	8	226	14
Bojan Krempl	—	1975	1984	10	224	78
Dragan Grbavac	—	1970	1978	8	221	11
Josip Sizgoreo	—	1963	1970	7	221	11
Sašo Lukič	—	1989	1996	8	218	7
Željko Filipović	Slovenia §	2010	2016	6	215	5
Kajo Grubišič	—	1963	1972	7	204	2
Suad Fileković	Slovenia §	1999	2010	8	201	6
Dragan Jelić	—	2003	2011	9	200	51
Goran Cvijanović	Slovenia §	2010	2014	4	200	35
Aleš Mejač	Slovenia §	2008	2015	8	198	4
Vojislav Simeunović	—	1965	1972	8	188	0
Boris Binkovski	—	1965	1973	7	182	30
Marko Simeunovič	Slovenia §	1984	2002	8	182	0
Renato Kotnik	—	1990	1995	6	181	27
Kliton Bozgo	Albania §	1993	2005	5	179	110
Damir Pekič	—	1997	2007	10	177	78
Marinko Šarkezi	—	1997	2004	7	176	13
Dejan Djuranovič	Slovenia †	1994	2003	7	175	26
Rene Mihelič	Slovenia §	2005	2010	5	173	25
Vito Marković	—	1961	1969	9	172	62
Oliver Hafner	—	1984	1989	5	172	36
Miro Petrič	—	1970	1977	8	170	3
Vlado Fatur	—	1974	1985	10	169	3
Agim Ibraimi	Macedonia §	2011	2016	5	168	42
Marko Popović	—	2005	2009	5	168	12
Josip Lukačevič	—	1985	1991	7	165	9
Alojz Fricelj	—	1982	1997	6	162	18
Damjan Bohar	Slovenia §	2013	—	4	161	22
Elvedin Džinić	—	2005	2010	7	161	16
Tomaž Murko	—	1997	2006	9	161	0
Dalibor Volaš	—	2008	2015	7	159	62
Vlado Potočnik	—	1975	1989	9	159	5
Mladen Dabanovič	Slovenia †	1990	1995	6	157	0
Žikica Vuksanović	—	1997	2007	9	152	6
Marko Pridigar	—	2005	2014	9	149	0
Bojan Škerjanec	—	1982	1989	9	147	4
Muamer Vugdalić	Slovenia §	1998	2002	5	143	9
Bogdan Pirc	—	1961	1969	8	142	70
Jože Karmel	—	1972	1978	6	142	2
Nastja Čeh	Slovenia †	1997	2001	5	141	21
Boris Ljubič	—	1982	1989	7	141	19
Marinko Galič	Slovenia §	1994	2001	6	140	22
Esad Pirc	—	1973	1979	6	139	41
Milorad Vuksanovič	—	1978	1982	6	136	4
Dare Vršič	Slovenia †	2014	—	4	131	25
Robert Berić	Slovenia §	2010	2013	3	130	37
Rajko Rašević	—	1967	1972	5	128	9
Jean-Philippe Mendy	—	2013	2016	3	125	42
Slobodan Filipović	—	1969	1975	7	124	1
Martin Milec	Slovenia §	2010	—	4	123	12
Marko Šuler	Slovenia †	2014	—	4	119	8
Željko Milinovič	Slovenia §	1995	1998	3	118	4
Franc Fridl	—	1991	1998	7	118	3
Miha Golob	—	2001	2005	4	117	3
Fabijan Cipot	Slovenia §	2000	2007	6	116	9
Arghus	—	2011	2015	5	116	8
Veroljub Jovanović	—	1961	1965	5	116	1
Boštjan Žnuderl	—	1998	2005	6	115	6
Žarko Tarana	—	1990	1993	3	115	3
Anton Čeh	—	1961	1965	5	113	16
Milan Djuričić	—	1971	1974	4	112	5
Milan Rakič	Slovenia §	2003	2007	4	111	16
Štefan Tolič	—	1961	1966	6	110	14
Marijan Bakula	—	1990	1993	3	109	18
Martin Pregelj	—	1999	2007	5	109	16
Janko Irgolič	—	1979	1986	7	107	0
Dalibor Teinović	—	2002	2005	3	104	4
Armin Bačinović	Slovenia §	2007	2010	4	103	6
Milan Šober	—	1961	1967	9	101	19
Simon Sešlar	Slovenia †	1999	2001	3	97	11
Danijel Brezič	Slovenia †	2002	2005	3	95	5
Damjan Ošlaj	Slovenia §	2003	2006	4	86	3
Spasoje Bulajič	Slovenia §	1996	1998	3	85	4
Miral Samardžić	Slovenia †	2007	2010	4	72	1
Samir Duro	Bosnia and Herzegovina §	2001	2002	3	71	28
Matic Črnic	Slovenia †	2009	2014	6	69	9
Blagoja Milevski	Macedonia †	1993	1995	2	69	3
Zoran Pavlović	Slovenia †	2008	2009	3	67	11
Petar Stojanović	Slovenia §	2012	2015	5	66	3
Etien Velikonja	Slovenia §	2011	2012	3	65	28
Marwan Kabha	Israel §	2015	—	2	65	5
Aleš Čeh	Slovenia †	2003	2004	2	63	0
Geri Çipi	Albania §	1998	2000	2	59	2
Dimitar Makriev	Bulgaria †	2006	2007	2	58	33
Damjan Gajser	Slovenia §	1997	1999	3	58	16
Slobodan Janković	Yugoslavia †	1969	1979	2	57	14
Zajko Zeba	Bosnia and Herzegovina §	2005	2006	2	54	13
Vladislav Lungu	Moldova †	2006	2007	2	54	0
Milivoje Novaković	Slovenia §	2016	2017	2	49	19
Dejan Trajkovski	Slovenia †	2011	2014	4	49	0
Barnabás Sztipánovics	Hungary †	2000	2002	2	48	22
Ermin Rakovič	Slovenia §	2002	2003	3	47	22
Andrej Pečnik	Slovenia †	2006	2007	2	47	1
Erik Janža	Slovenia †	2015	2016	3	46	0
Siniša Anđelković	Slovenia †	2010	2010	2	45	4
Matej Šnofl	Slovenia †	1996	2001	4	42	1
Blaž Vrhovec	Slovenia †	2016	—	1	38	0
Aleks Pihler	Slovenia §	2016	—	1	37	3
Vladislav Bogićević	Yugoslavia †	1969	1970	1	37	0
Viktor Paço	Albania §	1997	1997	2	32	15
Milan Janković	Yugoslavia †	1979	1980	1	30	8
Enes Mešanović	Bosnia and Herzegovina[B] †	2003	2004	1	30	6
Janez Aljančič	Slovenia †	2009	2010	1	27	0
Vladimir Kokol	Slovenia †	2000	2001	1	25	1
Milko Gjurovski	Yugoslavia / Macedonia[C] §	1994	1994	2	23	13
Matjaž Cvikl	Slovenia †	1991	1997	2	23	10
Saša Gajser	Slovenia †	1992	1993	3	22	1
Matej Palčič	Slovenia §	2016	—	1	21	0
Mehmet Dragusha	Albania †	1998	1999	2	18	2
Rocky Siberie	Netherlands Antilles / Curaçao[D] †	2005	2005	1	17	7
Dragan Čadikovski	Macedonia †	2007	2007	1	14	4
Marko Janković	Montenegro §	2015	2016	1	14	0
Josip Iličić	Slovenia §	2010	2010	1	11	4
Zdravko Šaraba	Bosnia and Herzegovina †	2008	2008	1	10	0
Faruk Ihtijarević	Bosnia and Herzegovina †	2001	2001	2	8	0
Valon Ahmedi	Albania §	2016	—	2	7	0
Amir Ružnić	Slovenia †	1995	1995	1	5	0
Dalibor Šilić	Bosnia and Herzegovina †	2001	2001	1	3	0
Luka Krajnc	Slovenia †	2011	2011	1	1	0
Jasmin Mešanović	Bosnia and Herzegovina †	2017	—	0	0	0

Footnotes

• ^A Statistics include appearances and goals from competitive matches only, not unofficial matches such as exhibition games. During its Yugoslav period (1960–1991) Maribor competed in the Yugoslav First, Second and Third Leagues, the Slovenian Republic League, the Yugoslav Cup and the Slovenian Republic Football Cup. Since Slovenia gained independence in 1991, the club has competed domestically in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian Cup and Slovenian Supercup, and at European level in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup.
• ^B Enes Mešanović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2001 Merdeka Tournament. Matches in that tournament are not recognised as full internationals by FIFA.
• ^C Milko Gjurovski represented Macedonia at full international level while a Maribor player during the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons. In the 1980s he represented Yugoslavia.
• ^D In 2005, during his brief stay at the club, Rocky Siberie was eligible to play for the Netherlands Antilles, an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and has made appearances for their national team between 2004 and 2008. Since the dissolution of the country in 2010, he has represented Curaçao.

References

General

• "NK Maribor Archives". NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
• "Football Association of Slovenia Archives". Football Association of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

Specific