Igor Benedejčič

Igor Benedejčič

Personal information
Full name	Igor Benedejčič
Date of birth	(1969-07-28) 28 July 1969
Place of birth	Koper, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Koper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1992	Koper	33	(5)
1992–1997	Olimpija	99	(19)
1997–1998	Rijeka	31	(2)
1998–1999	Korotan Prevalje	16	(0)
1999–2004	Koper	75	(11)
International career
1992–1998	Slovenia	8	(1)
Managerial career
2008–2009	Interblock
	Slovenia U17
	Slovenia U19
	Slovenia U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Igor Benedejčič (born 28 July 1969) is a retired Slovenian football midfielder.

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

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.

Personal life

He is a cousin of the Slovenian diplomat Andrej Benedejčič.

External links

• Igor Benedejčič at National-Football-Teams.com
• PrvaLiga profile Template:Sl icon
• Igor Benedejčič at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)