Mladen Dabanovič
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 September 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dravinja | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1995 | Maribor | 126 | (0) |
| 1995–1999 | Rudar Velenje | 112 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Lokeren | 72 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Drava Ptuj | 98 | (0) |
| 2009 | Aluminij | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 408 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2003 | Slovenia | 25 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mladen Dabanovič (born 13 September 1971) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
[edit]Dabanovič grew up in Slovenske Konjice and began playing football for local side Dravinja.[1] He started his professional career with Maribor and Rudar Velenje, before moving to Belgian side Sporting Lokeren in 1999. In January 2004, he returned to Slovenia where he played for Drava Ptuj for four seasons.
He works as a goalkeeper coach at Aluminij.[2]
International career
[edit]Dabanovič made his debut for Slovenia in an August 1998 friendly match away against Hungary, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for the legendary Marko Simeunovič, and earned a total of 25 caps, scoring no goals.[3] He was the country's first-choice goalkeeper at the Euro 2000 finals and played in all of their three group matches at the tournament. He also played for Slovenia in their group match against Paraguay at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals. His final international was a November 2003 European Championship qualification match against Croatia.[4]
Honours
[edit]Maribor
Rudar Velenje
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mladen Dabanovič: »Danes vem, da sem bil dober vratar« - Dolce Vita (in Slovene)
- ^ Staff - NK Alumnij
- ^ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Mladen Dabanovič, international player". EU-football. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Player profile at NZS (in Slovene)
- Mladen Dabanovič at WorldFootball.net
- Mladen Dabanovič at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mladen Dabanovič at FBref.com
- Mladen Dabanovič at EU-Football.info
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