Damir Botonjič (born 14 September 1981) is a retired Slovenian football goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damir Botonjič | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Svoboda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Gorica | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Gençlerbirliği S.K. | 23 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Ljubljana | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Svoboda | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Livar | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 32 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Slovenia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Slovenia U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2004 | Slovenia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Botonjič started his career at local side Svoboda. After one year in Gorica, he signed with Turkish side Gençlerbirliği. The first two seasons he played in the PAF league, appearing in 52 matches. He made his Süper Lig debut in October 2002 against Denizlispor. Next season was his most successful in Turkey. He played in 19 Süper Lig and 5 Türkiye Kupası matches and had an important role in a successful Uefa Cup run.[1] In February 2005, he signed with Ljubljana.[2] He made 14 appearances in Prva Liga, before leaving for another Ljubljana side, Svoboda. He returned in the second part of the 2008-09 season, making 11 appearances for Livar. On 14 July 2009, he signed a contract with Olimpija Ljubljana.[3]
Botonjič was a member of the Slovenia U21 team. He made his only appearance for Slovenia on 31 March 2004 in a friendly match against Latvia.
His elder brother Nedžad, also a goalkeeper, died during a training session in February 2005.[4][5]