Igor Benedejčič

Igor Benedejčič

Personal information
Date of birth	(1969-07-28) 28 July 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Koper, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Koper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990	Koper
1991	Alpine Donawitz	5	(0)
1991–1992	Koper	33	(5)
1992–1997	Olimpija	99	(19)
1997–1998	Rijeka	31	(2)
1998–1999	Korotan Prevalje	16	(0)
1999–2004	Koper	76	(11)
International career
1992–1998	Slovenia	8	(1)
Managerial career
2004	Koper
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 Slovenian retired football manager and player who played as a midfielder.

Benedejčič was capped for the Slovenia national team. In 1992, he scored Slovenia's first ever international goal in the nation's debut match against Estonia.

International career

In 1992, Benedejčič became the first player to score for Slovenia in an official international match when he scored the equaliser in a friendly match against Estonia in Tallinn, a game which finished 1–1.^[1] He played a total of 8 matches for the national team, scoring 1 goal.^[2]

References

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.
2. "Igor Benedejčič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

External links

• Igor Benedejčič at NZS (in Slovene)
• Igor Benedejčič at Croatian Football Statistics (archived) (in Croatian)
• Igor Benedejčič at Soccerway.com
• Igor Benedejčič at WorldFootball.net
• Igor Benedejčič at National-Football-Teams.com
• Igor Benedejčič at FBref.com
• Igor Benedejčič at EU-Football.info