Fabijan Cipot

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Fabijan Cipot
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-08-25) 25 August 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Murska Sobota, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Mura
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1999 Mura 84 (20)
2000–2002 Maribor 55 (7)
2003 Al Sadd SC
2003–2005 Al-Arabi SC
2006 Nafta Lendava 12 (2)
2006–2007 Maribor 31 (1)
2007–2008 Luzern 12 (0)
2008–2011 Rudar Velenje 99 (11)
2011–2013 Mura 05 46 (2)
International career
1999–2007 Slovenia 26 (0)
Managerial career
Puconci
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fabijan Cipot (born 25 August 1976) is a retired Slovenian football defender.

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Club career

Cipot started his career at his hometown club Bakovci. As a youngster he moved to the nearby Mura. He made his Mura debut on 7 May 1997 in a 1. SNL tie with Rudar Velenje. [2] In the following season he established himself as a regular first team player. In January 2000 he left Mura and signed with Maribor. After four seasons with Maribor, he moved to Qatar, where he played for Al-Sadd SC and Al-Arabi SC. After three seasons in Qatar, he returned to Europe. His trial in summer 2005 at Norwegian Brann ended with injury suffered in a friendly match against Birmingham City. [3] He returned in spring 2006, playing for Nafta Lendava. [4] In summer 2006 he signed with Maribor. After a year in Maribor, he moved to Swiss side Lucerne. In February 2008 he left Lucerne and signed with Rudar Velenje. [5] In June 2011 he left Rudar Velenje and signed a contract with Mura 05.

International career

Cipot made his debut for Slovenia in a February 1999 friendly match against Switzerland, and earned a total of 26 caps. [6] [7]

Personal life

Cipot's sons Kai and Tio are also professional footballers. [8]

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References

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Fabijan Cipot (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. "Rudar Velenje 1:1 Mura" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 7 May 1997. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  3. "Painful exit as Blues battered". icBirmingham. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  4. "Cipot se vrača po težki poškodbi" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 16 December 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  5. ""Rudar" Fabijan Cipot". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 5 February 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  6. "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF . Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  7. "Fabijan Cipot, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  8. "Mura v prihodnost z dvema novima pogodbama: Družina Cipot ima še enega aduta" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2022.