Igor Benedejčič
{{short description|Slovenian footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|7|28}}
| birth_place = Koper, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder
| youthclubs1 = Koper
| youthyears1 =
| years1 = 1990
| years2 = 1991
| years3 = 1991–1992
| years4 = 1992–1997
| years5 = 1997–1998
| years6 = 1998–1999
| years7 = 1999–2004
| clubs1 = Koper
| clubs2 = Alpine Donawitz
| clubs3 = Koper
| clubs4 = Olimpija
| clubs5 = Rijeka
| clubs6 = Korotan Prevalje
| clubs7 = Koper
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 5
| caps3 = 33
| caps4 = 99
| caps5 = 31
| caps6 = 16
| caps7 = 76
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 5
| goals4 = 19
| goals5 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 11
| nationalyears1 = 1992–1998
| nationalteam1 = Slovenia
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
| manageryears1 = 2004 | managerclubs1 = Koper
| manageryears2 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs2 = Interblock
| manageryears3 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs3 = Slovenia U17
| manageryears4 = 2015–2017 | managerclubs4 = Slovenia U18/U19
| manageryears5 = 2018 | managerclubs5 = Slovenia U16/U17
| manageryears6 = 2018| managerclubs6 = Slovenia (caretaker)
}}
Igor Benedejčič (born 28 July 1969) is a Slovenian retired football manager and player who played as a midfielder.
Benedejčič was capped for the Slovenia national team. In 1992, he scored Slovenia's first ever international goal in the nation's debut match against Estonia.
International career
In 1992, Benedejčič became the first player to score for Slovenia in an official international match when he scored the equaliser in a friendly match against Estonia in Tallinn, a game which finished 1–1.{{cite news|url=https://www.rtvslo.si/radiokoper/zgodbe/igor-benedejcic-si-ob-srebrni-obletnici-zeli-dresa-s-prve-tekme/424041|language=sl|title=Igor Benedejčič si ob srebrni obletnici želi dresa s prve tekme|date=2 June 2017|access-date=27 November 2018|publisher=RTV Slovenija|author=Primož Čepar}} He played a total of 8 matches for the national team, scoring 1 goal.{{cite web |title=Igor Benedejčič, international football player |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=1618 |website=eu-football.info |access-date=5 August 2023 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.nzs.si/tekmovanja/default.asp?action=igralecstat&id_igralca=12404 Igor Benedejčič] at NZS {{in lang|sl}}
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Category:Footballers from Koper
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Yugoslav men's footballers
Category:Slovenian men's footballers
Category:Slovenia men's international footballers
Category:NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players
Category:NK Korotan Prevalje (1933) players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:Slovenian PrvaLiga players
Category:Slovenian Second League players
Category:Croatian Football League players
Category:Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Category:Slovenian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Category:Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Category:Slovenian football managers
Category:NK IB 1975 Ljubljana managers
Category:Slovenia national football team managers
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