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- 1 2 "Janez Zavrl". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ↑ "Janez Zavrl, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ Janez Zavrl at Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian)
