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Damir Botonjič Personal information Full name Damir Botonjič Date of birth 14 September 1981 Place of birth SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club NK Olimpija Ljubljana Number 1 Youth career NK Svoboda Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998-1999 ND Gorica 0 (0) 1999-2004 Gençlerbirliği S.K. 23 (0) 2004-2005 NK Ljubljana 14 (0) 2005-2006 NK Svoboda 3 (0) 2009 NK Livar 11 (0) 2009-2011 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 28 (0) National team‡ Slovenia U-21 9 (0) 2004 Slovenia 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:56, 4 May 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:56, 4 May 2011 (UTC)Damir Botonjič (born 14 September 1981) is a Slovenian football player. He played for NK Olimpija Ljubljana.
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Club career
Botonjič started his career at local side Svoboda. After one year in Gorica, he signed with Turkish side Gençlerbirliği. First two seasons he played in 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, 5 Türkiye Kupası matches and had am 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 second part of 2008-09 season, making 11 appearances for Livar. On 14 July 2009 he signed contract with Olimpija Ljubljana.[3]
International career
Botonjič played 9 matches for Slovenia U-21. He made his only appearance for Slovenia on 31 March 2004 in a friendly match against Latvia.
Personal
His elder brother Nedžad, also a goalkeeper, died during a training session in February 2005.[4][5]
External links
- Player profile - PrvaLiga
- Player profile - NZS
- Player profile - TFF
References
- ^ "Blackburn 1-1 Genclerbirligi: Shocker". ESPN. 2003-10-15. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=127515&&cc=5739. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "Damir Botonjič podpisal za Ljubljano" (in Slovenian). STA. 2005-02-17. http://www.sta.si/vest.php?s=s&t=0&id=913674. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "Še trije podpisali" (in Slovenian). NKOlimpija.com. 2009-07-14. http://www.nkolimpija.com/?page=news&id=1125. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "Tragična smrt vratarja Ljubljane" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2005-02-07. http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/tragicna-smrt-vratarja-ljubljane/105485. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "Infarkt na igrišču" (in Slovenian). Mladina. 2005. http://www.mladina.si/tednik/200507/clanek/nar--sport-aleksandar_micic/. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Slovenian footballers
- Slovenia international footballers
- Slovenian expatriate footballers
- NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players
- Süper Lig players
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Association football goalkeepers
- People from Ljubljana
- Slovenian football biography stubs
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