Mladen Rudonja (listen (help·info)) (born 26 July 1971) is a retired Slovenian footballer. He most often played as a winger (usually on the left) or striker. Despite this, he did not score a goal for the Slovenian national team until his 53rd cap – in the second leg of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoffs against Romania in Bucharest. The match ended with a score of 1–1, a result that was enough to secure Slovenia's first-ever qualification for the main World Cup event.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1971-07-26) 26 July 1971 (age 50) | ||
Place of birth |
Koper, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia[1] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1978–1990 | Koper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1992 | Koper | ||
1992–1993 | Izola | 46 | (16) |
1994 | Zagreb | 6 | (0) |
1994 | Koper | 15 | (3) |
1995 | Olimpija | 26 | (2) |
1996 | Marsonia | 14 | (1) |
1996–1997 | Gorica | 16 | (4) |
1997 | Primorje | 9 | (4) |
1998–2000 | Sint-Truidense VV | 74 | (21) |
2000–2002 | Portsmouth | 13 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Olimpija | 48 | (5) |
2004–2005 | Apollon Limassol | 11 | (2) |
2005 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 3 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Koper | 14 | (1) |
2007–2009 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 34 | (19) |
2012 | Koper | 0 | (0) |
2014 | SV Oberdrauburg | 1 | (0) |
National team | |||
1994–2003 | Slovenia | 65 | (1) |
2003 | Slovenia B | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
His son, named Roy, is also a footballer.[3]
Slovenia squad – UEFA Euro 2000 | ||
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Slovenia squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup | ||
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