Simon Sešlar

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Simon Sešlar
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-04-05) 5 April 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Celje, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rudar Velenje (head coach)
Youth career
Celje[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1998 Celje 182 (14)
1998–1999 SSV Ulm 17 (1)
1999–2001 Maribor 73 (6)
2001–2002 Lierse 9 (1)
2002–2005 Celje 91 (15)
2005–2006 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 9 (2)
2006 AEL Limassol 6 (0)
2006–2007 TSV Hartberg 4 (0)
2007–2009 Celje 58 (3)
2009 MU Šentjur 10 (0)
Total 459 (42)
International career
1993–1995 Slovenia U21 10 (1)
1997–2005 Slovenia 19 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2015 Dravinja
2015–2016 Aluminij
2016–2018 Drava Ptuj
2019–2020 Brežice 1919
2020 Dob
2021 Celje
2023– Rudar Velenje
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Sešlar (born 5 April 1974) is a Slovenian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of Rudar Velenje.

Career[edit]

Sešlar made his debut for Slovenia in a March 1997 friendly match away against Austria, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute for Sašo Udovič,[3] and was capped 19 times for the team between 1997 and 2005.[4]

Personal life[edit]

His son, Svit, is also a professional footballer.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Simon Sešlar". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. ^ Plestenjak, Rok (3 June 2020). "Zgodovinski mejnik, ki se mu priklanja vsa Slovenija!" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Austria vs Slovenia, 18 March 1997". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Slovenia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Sešlar zbodel Zeljkovića: Dajte mi Koper, pa bom dal gol vsako tekmo". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

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