Matjaž Cvikl (13 January 1967 – 27 July 1999)[1] was a Slovenian footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matjaž Cvikl | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-01-13)13 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 27 July 1999(1999-07-27) (aged 32) | ||
| Place of death | Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Rudar Velenje | ||
| 1991 | → Maribor (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 1993–1995 | Zeytinburnuspor | 48 | (17) |
| 1995–1996 | Rudar Velenje | 32 | (10) |
| 1996–1997 | Beltinci | 22 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Maribor | 7 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1995 | Slovenia | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Slovenj Gradec, Cvikl began playing professional football with local side Rudar Velenje before moving to Maribor.[2] Cvikl played for Rudar Velenje and Maribor in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[3] He had spell with Zeytinburnuspor in the Turkish Super Lig from 1993 to 1995.[4]
Cvikl made six appearances for the senior Slovenia national football team.[5]
After suffering from a long illness, Cvikl died in Ljubljana in July 1999.[1]