Rok Štraus

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rok Štraus

| image =

| fullname = Rok Štraus

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1987|03|03}}

| birth_place = Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia{{cite web |title=Slovenia – R. Štraus – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/rok-straus/38652/ |website=int.soccerway.com |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=23 October 2020}}

| height = {{Height|m=1.74|precision=0}}

| currentclub = FC Gratkorn

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2003 | youthclubs1 = Maribor

| youthyears2 = 2003–2004| youthclubs2 = Izola

| youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = Internazionale

| youthyears4 = 2004–2005| youthclubs4 = Messina

| years1 = 2003 | clubs1 = Izola| caps1 = 2| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2005–2008 | clubs2 = Messina| caps2 = 0| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2005 | clubs3 = → Rieti (loan)| caps3 = 11| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2006 | clubs4 = → Brescia (loan)| caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2007 | clubs5 = → Salernitana (loan)| caps5 = 0| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2008–2011 | clubs6 = Celje| caps6 = 86| goals6 = 8

| years7 = 2011–2014 | clubs7 = Cracovia| caps7 = 55| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2014–2015 | clubs8 = Ergotelis| caps8 = 1| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2015 | clubs9 = Widzew Łódź| caps9 = 9| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2015–2016 | clubs10 = Yokohama FC| caps10 = 13 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2017 | clubs11 = Utenis | caps11 = 4 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2017–2020 | clubs12 = Celje | caps12 = 47 | goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2021–2022 | clubs13 = FC Trofaiach | caps13 = | goals13 =

| years14 = 2022 | clubs14 = SV Gralla | caps14 = | goals14 =

| years15 = 2022–2023 | clubs15 = SV Rottenmann | caps15 = | goals15 =

| years16 = 2024– | clubs16 = FC Gratkorn | caps16 = | goals16 =

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| pcupdate = 3 March 2024

| ntupdate =

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Rok Štraus (born 3 March 1987) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a defensive or central midfielder for Austrian club FC Gratkorn.

Career

=Messina=

Štraus began his senior career in Italy at ACR Messina. On 1 January 2006 he was loaned to second division Italian club Brescia for 6 months before rejoining Messina on 30 June 2006.[http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/index.php?action=read&id=19801 Brescia: arriva il gioiellino Rok Straus] 18.01.2006, tuttomercatoweb.com

= Salernitana =

On 1 July 2017 Štraus joined the second division Italian club, Salernitana.

=NK Celje=

On 1 January 2008 Štraus returned to Slovenia and signed a contract with first division club Celje.

=Cracovia=

In June 2011, he joined Polish first division club Cracovia on a three-year contract on a free transfer.[http://cracovia.pl/pilka-nozna/news/wiadomosci/rok_straus_nowym_pilkarzem_cracovii Rok Straus nowym piłkarzem Cracovii] 21.06.2011, cracovia.pl

= Ergotelis =

On 17 July 2014 Štraus joined Ergotelis, a Greek second division club on a free transfer.

= Widzew Lodz =

On 3 March 2015 Rok Štraus went back to Poland to join second division club, Widzew Łódź on a free transfer.

= Yokohama FC =

On 24 August 2015 he joined Japanese first division club, Yokohama FC on a free transfer.

= Free agent =

After leaving Yokohama FC on 1 January 2017, Štraus was a free agent for 4 months.

=Utenis=

On 25 April 2017, Štraus joined Lithuanian A Lyga side Utenis,{{cite web|title="Utenis" sulaukė pastiprinimo|url=http://www.utenosutenis.lt/naujienos/789.html|publisher=FK Utenis|accessdate=3 May 2017|language=Lithuanian|date=24 April 2017}} but he couldn't earn a lot of playing time and managed to appear only in four games before being released on 30 June 2017 as a free agent.{{cite web|title="Utenio" sudėtyje – permainos|url=http://www.utenosutenis.lt/naujienos/868.html|publisher=FK Utenis|accessdate=30 June 2017|language=Lithuanian|date=30 June 2017}}

= NK Celje =

On 12 December 2017 Rok Štraus went back to Slovenia and rejoined NK Celje where he is now. He has made 49 appearances for the club ever since for a total of 1,289 minutes. He has racked up 7 yellow cards but has yet to score a goal or an assist.