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References
- ↑ Handball Federation of Slovenia. "Večna lestvica nastopov in zadetkov za moško člansko reprezentanco" [All-time caps and goals for the national team] (in Slovenian). www.rokometna-zveza.si. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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