Sebastjan Cimirotič (born 14 September 1974) is a retired Slovenian football player who played as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 September 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Slovan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Slovan | 26 | (2) |
| 1994–1996 | Olimpija | 54 | (11) |
| 1997 | Rijeka | 20 | (4) |
| 1998–2000 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 69 | (19) |
| 2000–2001 | Olimpija | 30 | (19) |
| 2001–2003 | Lecce | 25 | (3) |
| 2004 | Olimpija | 26 | (8) |
| 2005 | Celje | 5 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | Incheon United | 3 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | → Domžale (loan) | 26 | (10) |
| 2007–2010 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 40 | (17) |
| 2011 | Ljubljana | 3 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | FC Hermagor | 50 | (24) |
| 2017 | FC St. Veit | 5 | (1) |
| Total | 387 | (125) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Slovenia U21 | 12 | (5) |
| 1998–2005 | Slovenia | 33 | (6) |
| 2003 | Slovenia B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He earned a total of 33 caps for the Slovenia national football team[2] and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring the nation's first ever World Cup goal.[3]
International career
editCimirotič debuted for Slovenia on 25 March 1998 against Poland.[4] He represented Slovenia at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring in their 3–1 defeat to Spain in Gwangju.[5]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cimirotič goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 June 2001 | St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland |  Switzerland |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 2 June 2002 | Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea |  Spain |
1–2 | 1–3 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 3 | 21 August 2002 | Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy |  Italy |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 7 September 2002 | Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia |  Malta |
3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 5 | 20 August 2003 | Fazanerija, Murska Sobota, Slovenia |  Hungary |
2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 3 September 2005 | Arena Petrol, Celje, Slovenia |  Norway |
1–1 | 2–3 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Plestenjak, Rok (19 September 2014). "Sebastjan Cimirotić: Bil sem tik pred podpisom za Juventus" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Legende" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Sebastjan Cimirotič (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Sebastjan Cimirotič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
External links
edit- Sebastjan Cimirotič at Soccerway.com
- Sebastjan Cimirotič at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sebastjan Cimirotič at FBref.com
- Sebastjan Cimirotič at K League
- Sebastjan Cimirotič at EU-Football.info
