Mladen Rudonja () (born 26 July 1971) is a Slovenian retired footballer. He most often played as a winger (usually on the left side) or striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 July 1971 | ||
| Place of birth |
Koper, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1990 | Koper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Koper | ||
| 1992–1993 | Izola | 46 | (16) |
| 1994 | Zagreb | 6 | (0) |
| 1994 | Koper | 15 | (3) |
| 1995 | Olimpija | 26 | (2) |
| 1996 | Marsonia | 14 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Gorica | 16 | (4) |
| 1997 | Primorje | 9 | (4) |
| 1998–2000 | Sint-Truiden | 74 | (21) |
| 2000–2002 | Portsmouth | 13 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Olimpija | 48 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | Apollon Limassol | 11 | (2) |
| 2005 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Koper | 14 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 34 | (19) |
| 2012 | Koper | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | SV Oberdrauburg | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2003 | Slovenia | 65 | (1) |
| 2003 | Slovenia B | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editRudonja made his debut for the Slovenia national team in a February 1994 friendly match against Georgia.[2] Despite being an attacker, he did not score a goal for the team until his 53rd cap – in the second leg of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoffs against Romania in Bucharest.[3] The match ended with a score of 1–1, a result that was enough to secure Slovenia's first-ever qualification for the main World Cup event.[4] Rudonja played 65 matches for Slovenia.[2]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mladen Rudonja (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Mladen Rudonja, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Romania vs Slovenia, 14 November 2001, World Cup qualification". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Plestenjak, Rok (14 November 2021). "Nepozabno in epsko! Slovenija rajala kot v transu" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Plestenjak, Rok (27 February 2018). "Avtomehanik brez delavnice, ki je imel žogo za dekle" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
External links
edit- Mladen Rudonja at NZS (in Slovene)
- Mladen Rudonja at WorldFootball.net
- Mladen Rudonja at Soccerbase.com
- Mladen Rudonja at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mladen Rudonja at kicker (in German)
- Mladen Rudonja at FBref.com
- Mladen Rudonja at ÖFB (in German)
