Jan Koprivec

Jan Koprivec

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-07-15) 15 July 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Koper, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Koper
Number	1
Youth career
0000–2007	Koper
2003	→ Jadran Dekani (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Koper	0	(0)
2007–2008	Cagliari	0	(0)
2008–2012	Udinese	1	(0)
2009–2010	→ Gallipoli (loan)	11	(0)
2011–2012	→ Bari (loan)	0	(0)
2012–2015	Perugia	78	(0)
2015–2017	Anorthosis	66	(0)
2017–2019	Pafos	32	(0)
2019–2020	Kilmarnock	5	(0)
2020–2023	Tabor Sežana	101	(0)
2023–	Koper	22	(0)
International career
2004	Slovenia U16	1	(0)
2006	Slovenia U19	1	(0)
2009	Slovenia U20	1	(0)
2008–2010	Slovenia U21	10	(0)
2016	Slovenia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Jan Koprivec (born 15 July 1988) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper^[2] for Koper.

Club career

Koprivec started his career at Koper. In summer 2007, Koprivec joined Cagliari, and played two matches in the 2007–08 Coppa Italia, both of which Cagliari won;^[3] however, he did not make any appearances in the league.

In July 2008, Koprivec moved to Udinese,^[4] and immediately joined them in pre-season training.^[5][6] He made his league debut for Udinese on 22 March 2009 against Genoa.^[7]

On 17 August 2009, Koprivec was loaned out to Serie B side Gallipoli.^[8] He made his debut four days later, in a 1–1 draw with Ascoli. During the season, he played only eleven games with the club from Salento due to an injury that hampered his settling into the first team. He returned to Udinese at the end of the season, and was then included into the first team as a second-choice goalkeeper behind fellow Slovenian Samir Handanović.

On 15 July 2015, Anorthosis Famagusta announced that Koprivec signed a 2+1 year contract with the Cypriot club.^[9] In May 2017 it was announced that Koprivec would leave the club at the end of the season.

On 10 September 2019, Koprivec signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a one-year contract.^[10] He was released by the club at the end of his contract.^[11]

In August 2020, Koprivec returned to Slovenia after 13 years and signed with Tabor Sežana of the Slovenian PrvaLiga.^[12]

International career

Koprivec got his first call up to the Slovenia senior side for the team's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Slovakia and England in October 2016.^[13] He made his debut for the national team in a November 2016 friendly match against Poland, which was also his only international appearance for Slovenia.^[14]

References

1. "J. Koprivec". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
2. Jan Koprivec: Povedali so mi, da ne sprejemajo beguncev ekipa.svet24.si
3. "Jan Koprivec » Coppa Italia 2007/2008". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
4. Jan Koprivec: Želje iz otroštva so se mi uresničile siol.net
5. "Portiere: Koprivec, altro sloveno". Il Gazzettino (in Italian). 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
6. "RITIRO SAPPADA: ELENCO CONVOCATI" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2008. ^{[dead link‍]}
7. "Genoa 2–0 Udinese". Channel4. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
8. "JAN KOPRIVEC AL GALLIPOLI" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 17 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 August 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
9. "Jan Koprivec for 2+1 years". Anorthosis Famagusta FC. 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
10. "Kilmarnock: Slovenia goalkeeper Jan Koprivec signs for Rugby Park club". BBC Sport. 11 September 2019.
11. "Squad update following 2019/20 season". Kilmarnock F.C. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
12. Uredništvo (6 August 2020). "Sežana po novem z nekdanjim tretjim vratarjem slovenske reprezentance" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
13. "VIDEO: Katanec objavil seznam za tekmi s Slovaško in Anglijo: 'Čakata nas dva favorita, a v nogometu je vse mogoče'". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 29 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
14. "Jan Koprivec, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

External links

• Jan Koprivec at NZS (in Slovene)
• Career profile at Gazzetta.it (in Italian)
• Jan Koprivec at Soccerway.com
• Jan Koprivec at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jan Koprivec at kicker (in German)
• Jan Koprivec at FBref.com
• Jan Koprivec at EU-Football.info