Franc Cifer

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Franc Cifer
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-02-16) 16 February 1971 (age 53)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Veržej
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–2004 Mura 289 (22)
2004–2006 Nafta Lendava 14 (0)
2008 Čarda 2 (0)
International career
1994–1996 Slovenia 7 (0)
Managerial career
2012 Mura 05 (interim)
2015–2016 Mura
2016–2018 Beltinci
2018–2022 Odranci
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franc "Feri" Cifer (born 16 February 1971) is a retired Slovenian footballer who played as a defender.

Contents

During his career, Cifer played for Mura and Nafta Lendava, and also represented the Slovenia national team.

International career

Cifer made his debut for Slovenia in a February 1994 friendly match against Tunisia and earned a total of seven caps. [2]

Managerial career

Cifer managed Mura 05 during the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League campaign, where his team reached the play-off round. [3]

Between 2016 and 2018, he was the manager of Beltinci. [4]

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References

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Franc Cifer (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. "Franc Cifer, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. Cifer: To so si zaslužili, želimo velikana – Siol.net (in Slovene)
  4. Franc Cifer ni več trener Beltinec – Pomurec (in Slovene)