Aleš Križan (born 25 July 1971) is a retired Slovenian football defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleš Križan | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-07-25) 25 July 1971 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kovinar Maribor[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Rudar Velenje | ||
| 1989–1997 | Maribor | 257 | (2) |
| 1997–2000 | Barnsley | 13 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Maribor | 45 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Korotan Prevalje | 19 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | SV Wildon | ||
| 2007–2009 | USV Mettersdorf | 52 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1998 | Slovenia | 25 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Križan most notably played in England for Barnsley having joined from Maribor. He played in the 1997–98 Premier League with the South Yorkshire club, appearing in 12 matches as a starter.[2] However, they were relegated after that season and he only played one more league game in the next two seasons for Barnsley[3][4] after John Hendrie became the manager and also after breaking a leg at the beginning of season.[5] He left the team in 2000, shortly after his teammates lost the playoff final to Ipswich Town.
After retiring from professional football, he played amateur football in Austria for SV Wildon[6] and USV Mettersdorf.[7]
Križan was capped 25 times for the Slovenian national team between 1993 and 1998.[8]