Mitja Viler

Mitja Viler
	Viler with Maribor in November 2017
Personal information
Full name	Mitja Viler
Date of birth	1 September 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Koper, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Maribor
Number	28
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2010	Koper
2010–	Maribor
International career
2001	Slovenia U15
2006–2007	Slovenia U20
2007–2008	Slovenia U21
2017	Slovenia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2019

Mitja Viler (born 1 September 1986) is a Slovenian football defender who plays for Maribor.

Club career

He started playing football when his father, former footballer himself and later coach, introduced him to the game.^[1] Although an universal player, he primarily plays on the left side of the pitch and is known for his pace, shoot and the ability to play both defensively and offensively.^[1] Before moving to Maribor in 2010, he played for Koper and made a total of 141 appearances for the club in the Slovenian first division, 1. SNL, scoring five goals in the process.^[2] He was part of the squad that won the 2009–10 season.^[2] With Maribor, he won the league championship during 2010–11 season, his second consecutive championship. He won another league title in 2011–12, making it his third consecutive championship.^[1] On 21 October 2014, he came up against one of his toughest ever opponents in a 6–0 UEFA Champions League loss to Chelsea, having scored an own goal during the game. He was substituted minutes later.^[3] On 22 August 2017, Viler scored the only goal for Maribor against Hapoel Be'er-Sheva in the second leg of the play-off round of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, helping his team to qualify for the group stage of the competition for the third time in history.^[4]

Honours

Maribor

Slovenian PrvaLiga (6): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17
Slovenian Cup (3): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16
Slovenian Supercup (3): 2012, 2013, 2014

References

^ ^a ^b ^c NK Maribor. "Osebni karton: Mitja Viler" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
^ ^a ^b "28 Mitja Viler" (in Slovenian). PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29362738
^ Aleš Vozel; Dolores Subotić (22 August 2017). "Čaroben večer v Ljudskem vrtu: Maribor šampion v Ligi prvakov!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

External links

Player profile at NZS (in Slovene)

[viler1-1] NK Maribor. "Osebni karton: Mitja Viler" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

[viler28-2] "28 Mitja Viler" (in Slovenian). PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

[3] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29362738

[4] Aleš Vozel; Dolores Subotić (22 August 2017). "Čaroben večer v Ljudskem vrtu: Maribor šampion v Ligi prvakov!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

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