Žiga Lipušček

Žiga Lipušček

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia[1]
Height	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	RFS
Number	43
Youth career
0000–2013	Gorica
2013–2016	Maribor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Maribor B	28	(4)
2017–2020	Gorica	60	(8)
2020–	RFS	131	(25)
International career
2013	Slovenia U16	1	(0)
2015	Slovenia U19	1	(0)
2017–2018	Slovenia U21	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024

Žiga Lipušček (born 5 January 1997) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a defender for RFS.^[2][3]

Personal life

In August 2016, Lipušček was involved in a car crash that killed two of his Maribor B teammates, while the third one suffered serious injuries and had to retire.^[4] Lipušček, however, suffered only minor injuries.^[5][6]

References

1. "Nekdanji mladinec Maribora se seli v Latvijo". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
2. Žiga Lipušček at WorldFootball.net
3. Žiga Lipušček at Soccerway
4. Dajčman, Miha (13 August 2018). "(VIDEO) Nogometaš Gorice Lipušček po vzklikih Viol dobil solzne oči". Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 August 2020.
5. Pretnar, Sijan; Sorta, Aleš (4 August 2016). "Usodna vožnja v rdečo luč". Primorske novice (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 August 2020.
6. "Two Maribor players killed in car crash". Reuters. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

External links

• Žiga Lipušček at NZS (in Slovene)