Slovenia national football team
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| Association | Football Association of Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Matjaž Kek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Klemen Lavrič | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Zlatko Zahovič (80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Zlatko Zahovič (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Arena Petrol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 25 (December 2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 134 (December 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia 0 - 1 Croatia  (Murska Sobota, Slovenia; June 19, 1991) |
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| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Oman 0 - 7 Slovenia (Muscat, Oman; February 8, 1999) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 France 5 - 0 Slovenia (Saint-Denis, France; October 12, 2002) |
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| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Round 1, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Round 1, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia [1] and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. They played their first match in 1991 after the split of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Before that, Slovenian players played for the Yugoslavia national football team.
Slovenia were surprise qualifiers for Euro 2000 when they beat Ukraine in a playoff. They turned some heads during the tournament, drawing with Yugoslavia and Norway, and only losing to Spain 2-1. Slovenia achieved another major success two years later, qualifying for the 2002 World Cup, this time defeating Romania in a playoff. They did not lose a match in their whole qualifying campaign, recording 7 wins and 7 draws. However, they did not do as well in the finals, as they went home pointless.
Despite failing to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, they were the only team to beat Italy on their way to winning the tournament with a shocking 1-0 victory on home turf. It wasn't the only time they avoided defeat against the team- in 1995 they held them to 1-1 draw in the qualifying campaign for Euro 96, and also took the lead.
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[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1990 - Did not enter, was part of Yugoslavia
- 1994 - Did not enter
- 1998 - Did not qualify
- 2002 - Round 1
- 2006 - Did not qualify
[edit] European Championship record
- 1960 to 1992 - Did not enter, was part of Yugoslavia
- 1996 - Did not qualify
- 2000 - Round 1.
- 2004 - Did not qualify
- 2008 - Did not qualify
[edit] Famous players
[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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[edit] Current squad
The following players named for friendly match against Hungary in March 26, 2008.
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[edit] Recent Call Ups
The following players have also been called up to the Slovenia squad in 2008.
- Goalkeepers
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
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- Defenders
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
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| Aleš Kokot | October 23, 1979 |  SV Wehen |
9 (0) | v. Denmark, 6 February 2008 |
| Matej Mavrič | January 29, 1979 | TuS Koblenz |
28 (1) | v. Denmark, 6 February 2008 |
- Midfielders
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
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| Rene Mihelič | July 5, 1988 | NK Maribor |
3 (0) | v. Denmark, 6 February 2008 |
| Goran Šukalo | August 24, 1981 | TuS Koblenz |
32 (2) | v. Denmark, 6 February 2008 |
- Strikers
| Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Most Recent Call up |
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| Klemen Lavrič | June 12, 1981 | MSV Duisburg |
24 (6) | v. Denmark, 6 February 2008 |
Other players
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[edit] Most Appearances
List of ten players with the most appearances for Slovenia.
| Appearances | Player name |
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| 80 | Zlatko Zahovič |
| 74 | Aleš Čeh |
| 74 | Milenko Ačimovič |
| 71 | Đoni Novak |
| 66 | Marinko Galič |
| 65 | Aleksander Knavs |
| 65 | Mladen Rudonja |
| 64 | Amir Karič |
| 63 | Miran Pavlin |
| 57 | Marko Simeunovič |
[edit] Most Goals
List of ten players with the most goals for Slovenia.
| Goal scored | Player name |
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| 35 | Zlatko Zahovič |
| 16 | Sašo Udovič |
| 14 | Ermin Šiljak |
| 13 | Milenko Ačimovič |
| 10 | Primož Gliha |
| 8 | Milan Osterc |
| 6 | Nastja Čeh |
| 6 | Sebastjan Cimirotič |
| 5 | Miran Pavlin |
| 4 | Milivoje Novakovič |
[edit] Manager history
Team managers of Slovenia and the dates they took over.
| Date appointed | Manager name |
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| 2007 - present | Matjaž Kek |
| 2004 - 2006 | Branko Oblak |
| 2002 - 2004 | Bojan Prašnikar |
| 1998 - 2002 | Srečko Katanec |
| 1998 | Bojan Prašnikar |
| 1994 - 1997 | Zdenko Verdenik |
| 1991 - 1993 | Bojan Prašnikar |
[edit] External links
- Official website
- RSSSF archive of results
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- JadranSport.org - South-Eastern European football news coverage (English language)
- The leading Slovenian soccer website
