Igor Benedejčič

Igor Benedejčič
Personal information
Full name	Igor Benedejčič
Date of birth	28 July 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Koper, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Koper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1992	Koper
1992–1997	Olimpija
1997–1998	Rijeka
1998–1999	Korotan Prevalje
1999–2004	Koper
International career
1992–1998	Slovenia
Managerial career
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 retired Slovenian football midfielder and manager.

Benedejčič was capped for the Slovenian national team. He scored the first ever goal for the Slovenian national team in 1992 in a match against Estonia.

International career

Igor 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]

References

^ Primož Čepar (2 June 2017). "Igor Benedejčič si ob srebrni obletnici želi dresa s prve tekme" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

External links

Igor Benedejčič at National-Football-Teams.com
PrvaLiga profile (in Slovene)
Igor Benedejčič at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)

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[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.

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