Personal information | |||
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Full name | Igor Benedejčič | ||
Date of birth | 28 July 1969 | ||
Place of birth | SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
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) |
National team‡ | |||
1992–1998 | Slovenia | 8 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2008–2009 | Interblock | ||
Slovenia U17 | |||
Slovenia U19 | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 July 2007 |
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.
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.
He is a cousin of the Slovenian diplomat Andrej Benedejčič.