Slovenia national football team 1008145 225298791 2008-07-12T23:28:41Z 201.66.217.185 /* External links */ {{Infobox National football team | Name = Slovenia | Badge = Slovenialogo.png| | Badge_size = 151px FIFA Trigramme = SVN | Nickname = | Association = [[Football Association of Slovenia]] | Confederation = [[UEFA]] ([[Europe]]) | Coach = [[Matjaž Kek]] | Captain = [[Klemen Lavrič]] | Most caps = [[Zlatko Zahovič]] (80) | Top scorer = [[Zlatko Zahovič]] (35) | Home Stadium = [[Arena Petrol]] | FIFA Rank = 81 | 1st ranking date = August 1993 | FIFA max = 25 | FIFA max date = December 2001| FIFA min = 134 | FIFA min date = December 1993 | Elo Rank = T78 | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=FFFFFF| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=339933|body2=339933|rightarm2=339933|shorts2=339933|socks2=339933| First game = {{Flagicon|Slovenia}} Slovenia 0 - 1 [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] {{Flagicon|Croatia}}<br/>([[Murska Sobota]], [[Slovenia]]; [[June 19]], [[1991]]) | Largest win = {{Flagicon|Oman}} [[Oman national football team|Oman]] 0 - 7 Slovenia {{Flagicon|Slovenia}}<br/>([[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]]; [[February 8]], [[1999]]) | Largest loss = {{Flagicon|France}} [[France national football team|France]] 5 - 0 Slovenia {{Flagicon|Slovenia}}<br/>([[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], [[France]]; [[October 12]], [[2002]]) | World cup apps = 1 | World cup first = 2002 | World cup best = Round 1, [[Football World Cup 2002|2002]] | Regional name = [[European Football Championship|European Championship]] | Regional cup apps = 1 | Regional cup first = [[2000 European Football Championship|2000]] | Regional cup best = Round 1, [[2000 European Football Championship|2000]] }} The '''Slovenia national football team''' is the national [[football (soccer)|football]] team of [[Slovenia]] [http://www.slovenia.info] 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 [[2000 European Football Championship|Euro 2000]] when they beat [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] in a playoff. They turned some heads during the tournament, drawing with [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|Yugoslavia]] and [[Norway national football team|Norway]], and only losing to [[Spain national football team|Spain]] 2-1. Slovenia achieved another major success two years later, qualifying for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]], this time defeating [[Romania national football team|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 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], they were the only team to beat [[Italy national football team|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 [[1996 European Football Championship|Euro 96]], and also took the lead. ==World Cup record== *[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] - ''Did not enter, was part of [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]'' *[[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[Football World Cup 1998|1998]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[Football World Cup 2002|2002]] - Round 1 *[[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify'' ==European Championship record== *[[1960 European Football Championship|1960]] to [[1992 European Football Championship|1992]] - ''Did not enter, was part of [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]'' *[[1996 European Football Championship|1996]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[2000 European Football Championship|2000]] - Round 1. *[[2004 European Football Championship|2004]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[2008 European Football Championship|2008]] - ''Did not qualify'' ==Famous players== *[[Srečko Katanec]] *[[Branko Oblak]] *[[Aleksander Knavs]] *[[Ermin Šiljak]] *[[Sašo Udovič]] *[[Zlatko Zahovič]] ==[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]== {{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3 | expanded = yes | fixtures = yes | tiebreakers = <!-- "yes", to display the tiebreaking notes --> }} ==Current squad== The following players named for friendly match against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] in [[March 26]], [[2008]]. {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Samir Handanovič]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|7|14|df=y}}|caps=22|goals=0|club=[[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]|clubnat=ITA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Sašo Fornezzi]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|12|11|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FK Austria Wien]]|clubnat=AUT}} |----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" | |----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD" {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Boštjan Cesar]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|7|9|df=y}}|caps=26|goals=2|club=[[Olympique de Marseille]]|clubnat=FRA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Mitja Mörec]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|2|21|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Maccabi Herzliya F.C.|Maccabi Herzliya]]|clubnat=ISR}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Mišo Brečko]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|5|1|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=[[Hamburger SV]]|clubnat=GER}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Branko Ilič]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|2|6|df=y}}|caps=26|goals=0|club=[[Real Betis]]|clubnat=ESP}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Bojan Jokić]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|5|17|df=y}}|caps=18|goals=0|club=[[FC Sochaux]]|clubnat=FRA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Marko Šuler]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|3|9|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[K.A.A. Gent]]|clubnat=BEL}} |----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" | |----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD" {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Dalibor Stevanovič]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|9|27|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Deportivo Alavés]]|clubnat=ESP}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Anton Žlogar]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|11|24|df=y}}|caps=31|goals=1|club=[[AC Omonoia]]|clubnat=CYP}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Andraž Kirm]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|9|6|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[NK Domžale]]|clubnat=SLO}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Darijan Matič]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|5|28|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Interblock]]|clubnat=SLO}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Mirnes Sisič]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|8|8|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=[[Olympiacos FC]]|clubnat=GRE}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Amer Jukan]]|age={{birth date and age|1978|11|28|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[FC Koper]]|clubnat=SLO}} |----- ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" | |----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD" {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Milivoje Novakovič]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|5|18|df=y}}|caps=19|goals=6|club=[[FC Koln]]|clubnat=GER}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Valter Birsa]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|8|7|df=y}}|caps=19|goals=0|club=[[FC Sochaux]]|clubnat=FRA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Zlatko Dedič]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|5|10|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]]|clubnat=ITA}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Tim Matavž]]|age={{birth date and age|1989|1|13|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[FC Groningen]]|clubnat=NED}} {{nat fs g end}} ===Recent Call Ups=== The following players have also been called up to the Slovenia squad in 2008. ;Goalkeepers {| class="wikitable" |- !width=20%|Name !width=15%|Date of birth !width=23.75%|Club !width=10%|Caps (goals) !width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up |} ;Defenders {| class="wikitable" |- !width=20%|Name !width=15%|Date of birth !width=23.75%|Club !width=10%|Caps (goals) !width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up |- | [[Aleš Kokot]] |align=right| [[October 23]], [[1979]] | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[SV Wehen]] |align=center| 9 (0) | v. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], [[6 February]], [[2008]] |- | [[Matej Mavrič]] |align=right| [[January 29]], [[1979]] | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[TuS Koblenz]] |align=center| 28 (1) | v. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], [[6 February]], [[2008]] |} ŠNJOF ŠNJOF ;Midfielders {| class="wikitable" |- !width=20%|Name !width=15%|Date of birth !width=23.75%|Club !width=10%|Caps (goals) !width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up |- | [[Rene Mihelič]] |align=right| [[July 5]], [[1988]] | {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[NK Maribor]] |align=center| 3 (0) | v. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], [[6 February]], [[2008]] |- | [[Goran Šukalo]] |align=right| [[August 24]] [[1981]] | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[TuS Koblenz]] |align=center| 32 (2) | v. [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], [[6 February]], [[2008]] |} ;Strikers {| class="wikitable" |- !width=20%|Name !width=15%|Date of birth !width=23.75%|Club !width=10%|Caps (goals) !width=43.75%|Most Recent Call up |- | [[Klemen Lavrič]] |align=right| [[June 12]], [[1981]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Omiya Ardija]] |align=center| 24 (6) | v. [[Denamrk national football team|Denmark]], [[6 February]], [[2008]] |} '''Other players''' {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=DF|name=[[Luka Elsner]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|8|2|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[NK Domžale]]|clubnat=SLO}} {{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Fabijan Cipot]]|age={{birth date and age|1976|8|25|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[FC Luzern]]|clubnat=SUI}} {{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Igor Lazič]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|10|30|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Interblock]]|clubnat=SLO}} {{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=MF|name=[[Andrej Komac]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|12|4|df=y}}|caps=27|goals=0|club=[[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]]|clubnat=SWE}} {{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=MF|name=[[Dare Vršič]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|9|26|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=2|club=[[FCU Politehnica Timişoara|Politehnica Timişoara]]|clubnat=ROM}} {{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=[[Zlatan Ljubijankič]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|12|15|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=1|club=[[KAA Gent]]|clubnat=BEL}} {{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Suad Filekovič]]|age={{birth date and age|1978|9|16|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=[[FC Krylya Sovetov Samara|Krylya Sovetov]]|clubnat=RUS}} {{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Jasmin Handanovič]]|age={{birth date and age|1978|1|28|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[A.C. Mantova]]|clubnat=ITA}} {{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Ermin Rakovič]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|9|7|df=y}}|caps=15|goals=1|club=[[Interblock]]|clubnat=SLO}} {{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=GK|name=[[Igor Nenezič]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|3|23|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[NK Primorje]]|clubnat=SLO}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Robert Koren]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|9|20|df=y}}|caps=30|goals=1|club=[[West Bromwich Albion]]|clubnat=ENG}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Nastja Čeh]]|age={{birth date and age|1978|1|26|df=y}}|caps=46|goals=6|club=[[FC Khimki]]|clubnat=RUS}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Miran Burgič]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|9|25|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[AIK]]|clubnat=SWE}} {{nat fs g end}} ==Most Appearances== List of ten players with the most appearances for Slovenia. {| border="1" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse;" !style="background:#339933;"|<font color="white">Appearances !style="background:#339933;"|<font color="white">Player name |- |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]] |- |} ==Most Goals== List of ten players with the most goals for Slovenia. {| border="1" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse;" !style="background:#339933;"|<font color="white">Goal scored !style="background:#339933;"|<font color="white">Player name |- |35|| [[Zlatko Zahovič]] |- |16|| [[Sašo Udovič]] |- |14|| [[Ermin Šiljak]] |- |13|| [[Milenko Ačimovič]] |- |10|| [[Primož Gliha]] |- |8|| [[Milan Osterc]] |- |6|| [[Nastja Čeh]] |- |6|| [[Sebastjan Cimirotič]] |- |6|| [[Milivoje Novakovič]] |- |6|| [[Klemen Lavrič]] |- |} ==Manager history== Team managers of Slovenia and the dates they took over. {| border="1" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse;" !style="background:#339933;"|<font color="white">Date appointed !style="background:#339933;"|<font color="white">Manager name |- |2007 - present||{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Matjaž Kek]] |- |2004 - 2006||{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Branko Oblak]] |- |2002 - 2004||{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Bojan Prašnikar]] |- |1998 - 2002||{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Srečko Katanec]] |- |1998||{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Bojan Prašnikar]] |- |1994 - 1997||{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Zdenko Verdenik]] |- |1991 - 1993||{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Bojan Prašnikar]] |- |} ==External links== *[http://www.nzs.si/ Official website] *[http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/slov-intres.html RSSSF archive of results] *[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/slov-recintlp.html RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers] * [http://www.jadransport.org/ JadranSport.org - South-Eastern European football news coverage] <small>(English language)</small> * [http://www.nogomania.com/ The leading Slovenian soccer website] {{fb start}} {{International Football}} {{UEFA teams}} {{fb end}} [[Category:European national football teams]] [[Category:Football in Slovenia]] [[Category:National sports teams of Slovenia|Football]] [[ar:منتخب سلوفينيا لكرة القدم]] [[ca:Selecció de futbol d'Eslovènia]] [[da:Sloveniens fodboldlandshold]] [[de:Slowenische Fußballnationalmannschaft]] [[es:Selección de fútbol de Eslovenia]] [[fr:Équipe de Slovénie de football]] [[ko:슬로베니아 축구 국가대표팀]] [[it:Nazionale di calcio della Slovenia]] [[he:נבחרת סלובניה בכדורגל]] [[lv:Slovēnijas futbola izlase]] [[lt:Slovėnijos vyrų futbolo rinktinė]] [[hu:Szlovén labdarúgó-válogatott]] [[mt:Tim Nazzjonali tal-Futbol ta' Slovenja]] [[mr:स्लोवेनिया फुटबॉल संघ]] [[nl:Sloveens voetbalelftal]] [[ja:サッカースロベニア代表]] [[no:Slovenias herrelandslag i fotball]] [[pt:Seleção Eslovena de Futebol]] [[pl:Reprezentacja Słowenii w piłce nożnej]] [[ru:Сборная Словении по футболу]] [[sk:Slovinské národné futbalové mužstvo]] [[sl:Slovenska nogometna reprezentanca]] [[fi:Slovenian jalkapallomaajoukkue]] [[sv:Sloveniens herrlandslag i fotboll]] [[vi:Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Slovenia]] [[tr:Slovenya Millî Futbol Takımı]] [[uk:Збірна Словенії з футболу]] [[zh:斯洛文尼亞國家足球隊]]