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Branko Ilič
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Personal information
Full name Branko Ilič
Date of birth (1983-02-06) 6 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Number TBA
Youth career
Grosuplje
Olimpija Ljubljana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Olimpija Ljubljana 56 (0)
2004–2007 Domžale 63 (2)
2007 → Betis (loan) 13 (0)
2007–2010 Betis 21 (0)
2009 → FC Moscow (loan) 6 (0)
2010–2011 Lokomotiv Moscow 11 (0)
2012–2013 Anorthosis 24 (1)
2013– Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 (0)
International career‡
2003–2005 Slovenia U21 13 (0)
2004– Slovenia 45 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:15, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2013

Branko Ilič (born 6 February 1983) is a Slovenian professional footballer, who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv FC in Israel. Usually a right defender, he can also operate in the middle.

Club career

Born in Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Ilič started his career at local NK Olimpija, where he went through the ranks and made his debut for the first team in 2003, against FC Koper. After serious financial difficulties at the club, he left in January 2005 and headed for NK Domžale, where he played for a year and a half.

Ilič was loaned to Real Betis in January 2007, becoming the first Slovenian to play for the club.[1] His first official appearance came against city rivals Sevilla FC in a Copa del Rey quarterfinal clash; on 4 February he played his first La Liga game, against Athletic Bilbao, where he assisted a goal for Robert in a 2–1 away win.[2]

After a good half-season, the Andalusian side completed the transfer for €1.5 million in the summer of 2007, but Ilič eventually fell out of rotation in 2008–09 after the signing of S.L. Benfica's Nélson, in a relegation-ending season where he only featured in three matches.

On 6 September 2009 FC Moscow signed Ilič on loan from Betis, for one season. In late January 2010, however, he was released by Betis,[3] immediately signing with another side from Russia and its capital, FC Lokomotiv.[4]

On 13 August 2010, Sky Sports reported that Ilič was on trial in England with Premier League side Blackpool,[5] but nothing came of it.

On June 5 2013 it was annonced on the Israeli website ONE[6] that Ilić and teammate Colin signed two years contract for Israeli side Hapoel Tel Aviv.

International career

Ilič made his debut for Slovenia on 18 August 2004 in a friendly match with Serbia. He was selected for the squad at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, but did not leave the bench in an eventual group stage exit.

Honours

Olimpija

References

  1. ^ El esloveno Branco Ilic pasó reconocimiento médico antes de firmar con el Betis (Slovenian Branco Ilic passed medical before signing with Betis); Marca, 25 January 2007 Template:Es icon
  2. ^ Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Betis; ESPN Soccernet, 4 February 2007
  3. ^ Branko Ilic se desvincula del Betis (Branko Ilic cuts ties with Betis); Betis Web, 18 January 2010 Template:Es icon
  4. ^ Илич подписал контракт с «Москвой»; Sports.ru, 19 January 2010 Template:Ru icon
  5. ^ "Pool look at Slovenian, Holloway weighs up move for Ilic". Sky Sports. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Colin and Ilić signs 2 years contract at Hapoel". ONE. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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