Goran Sankovič (18 June 1979 – 4 June 2022) was a Slovenian professional footballer who played as a defender for Slovenian team Celje, Czech team Slavia Prague, and Greek teams Akratitos and Panionios.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1979-06-18)18 June 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Celje, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Date of death | 4 June 2022(2022-06-04) (aged 42) | ||
Place of death | Slovenia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2001 | Celje | 99 | (2) |
2001–2002 | Slavia Prague | 21 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Akratitos | 0 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Panionios | 1 | (0) |
Total | 121 | (2) | |
National team | |||
1994–1995 | Slovenia U16 | 4 | (0) |
1997 | Slovenia U18 | 4 | (0) |
1998 | Slovenia U20 | 3 | (0) |
1998–2001 | Slovenia U21 | 20 | (1) |
2001–2002 | Slovenia | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sankovič made 21 appearances for Slavia Prague in the Czech Republic.[2] He joined Greek Superleague side Panionios in July 2003.[3]
He played five full internationals for Slovenia, and was a member of the Slovenia squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but was an unused substitute.[4]
Slovenia squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup | ||
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