Tomislav Prosen (born 24 December 1943 in Sisak) [1] is a retired Yugoslav football player and manager. He is considered one of the greatest players who played for Slovenian club NK Maribor, where he spent much of his career. [1] Prosen is Maribor's second all-time most capped player with 391 appearances between 1962 and 1979. [2] He played in the 1967–68 Mitropa Cup final for Red Star Belgrade as a guest player. [3]
Nogometni klub Maribor is a Slovenian professional football club based in Maribor, Slovenia. It competes in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top tier of the Slovenian football league system. Nicknamed "The Purples", the club was founded on 12 December 1960. They are regarded as a symbol of Slovenian football, particularly in their home region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia.
Nogometni klub Olimpija Ljubljana, commonly referred to as Olimpija Ljubljana or simply Olimpija, is a Slovenian professional football club based in Ljubljana that competes in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top division of the Slovenian football league system. They have won three Slovenian PrvaLiga titles and four Slovenian Cups.
Ljudski vrt is a football stadium in Maribor, Slovenia, which has a seating capacity of 11,709. It has been the home of NK Maribor since their formation in 1960, with the exception of a short period in early 1961. It was originally the home of several other football teams based in Maribor, including Rapid and Branik. A prominent feature of the stadium is the main grandstand with a concrete arch, which is protected by the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia as an architectural and historical landmark.
Matjaž Kek is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Slovenia national team.
Peter Binkovski is a retired Slovenian football midfielder, playing mainly for Maribor and the Slovenia national team before short spells in four other countries followed by a return clubs to his homeland. He was capped 16 times and scored one goal for Slovenia between 1994 and 1996.
Marcos Magno Morales Tavares is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. Tavares spent 15 seasons with Slovenian team Maribor, and is the club's all-time most capped player and top goalscorer. He is also the all-time top goalscorer of Slovenian top division with 159 goals.
Rene Mihelič is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SC Kalsdorf.
Agim Ibraimi is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Rajko Rep is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I liga side Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.
Stipe Balajić is a Croatian professional football manager and former player.
The 2010–11 season was the 51st season in the history of NK Maribor and the club's 20th consecutive season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga since the league's establishment in 1991. The team participated in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian Football Cup, and UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 June 2010 to 31 May 2011. The club started and finished the season with Darko Milanič as head coach and were crowned the league champions for the ninth time. They were also runners-up of the Slovenian cup and supercup.
Nogometni klub Maribor, also simply known as NK Maribor, is a Slovenian professional football club based in Maribor. The club have participated in 40 editions of the club competitions governed by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the chief authority for football across Europe. These include 16 seasons in the UEFA Champions League, 16 seasons in the UEFA Cup and Europa League, three seasons in the UEFA Europa Conference League, two seasons in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and three seasons in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Counting all of the 185 games the side have played in European competitions since their first entry into the Mitropa Cup in the 1970–71 season, the team's record stands at 66 wins, 46 draws, and 73 defeats as of match played 17 August 2023. The club's most recent participation in a continental competition was in the 2023–24 season, when they played in the qualifying rounds of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Milan Arnejčič is a former Slovenian football forward.
Branko Horjak is a retired Yugoslav football player and manager. He is considered one of the greatest players who played for Slovenian club Maribor, where he played for nine seasons between 1970 and 1979. He is the second all-time top goalscorer for Maribor with 117 goals in 268 official appearances. During his final seasons he played in the Austrian lower leagues, where he took on the role of a manager. In Slovenia he coached Aluminij and Železničar Maribor, and managed Maribor on four occasions. During his coaching career he has also managed Maribor's youth squads.
Milan Žurman is a former Slovenian football and futsal player who played as a forward. He spent majority of his football career playing for the Slovenian club Maribor, where he played between 1981–1991 and 1996–1997. He was capped 276 times and scored 82 goals for Maribor in all competitions. He was also a member of another Slovenian club, Rudar Velenje, where he spent two seasons. Outside Slovenia, he only played for the Austrian lower league clubs. Beside football, he played futsal at the professional level, starting in 1984. After retirement, he became a manager in the Austrian lower divisions.
Igor Poznič is a former Slovenian football player who played as a forward. In 1993, he made one appearance for the Slovenia national football team. During most of his playing career Poznič played for Maribor where he has made 256 appearances and scored 88 goals, making him one of the most successful players in the club's history. Poznič was also one of the most prolific scorers in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, during the early 1990s, with a 50% scoring rate.
The 2013–14 season was the 54th season in the history of NK Maribor and the club's 23rd consecutive season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga since the league establishment in 1991. The team participated in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian Football Cup, UEFA Champions League, and UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014.
Renato Kotnik is a former Slovene football player, who played as a midfielder. During most of his playing career Kotnik represented Maribor, Korotan and Beltinci in the Slovenian highest division, the Slovenian PrvaLiga, where he has made 172 appearances and scored 20 goals. He has spent the most time in Maribor where he has made 181 competitive appearances for the club and scored 20 goals in the process. During the final years of his career, Kotnik played for amateur clubs in the Austrian football system. In one of those clubs, SV Schwanberg, Kotnik finished his career during the 2006–07 season.
The 2016–17 season was Maribor's 57th season of football, and their 26th consecutive season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian top division, since the league establishment in 1991 with Maribor as one of the league's founding members. The team participated in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian Football Cup, and UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 June 2016 to 31 May 2017.
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