Fabijan Cipot
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 August 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Murska Sobota, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Mura | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
References
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Fabijan Cipot (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Rudar Velenje 1:1 Mura" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 7 May 1997. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Painful exit as Blues battered". icBirmingham. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Cipot se vrača po težki poškodbi" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 16 December 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ ""Rudar" Fabijan Cipot". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 5 February 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Fabijan Cipot, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Mura v prihodnost z dvema novima pogodbama: Družina Cipot ima še enega aduta" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
External links
- Player profile at NZS (in Slovene)
- Fabijan Cipot at Soccerway.com
- Fabijan Cipot at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fabijan Cipot at FBref.com
- Fabijan Cipot at EU-Football.info
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Murska Sobota
- Men's association football defenders
- Slovenian men's footballers
- Slovenia men's international footballers
- NK Mura players
- NK Maribor players
- Al Sadd SC players
- Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players
- NK Nafta Lendava players
- FC Luzern players
- NK Rudar Velenje players
- ND Mura 05 players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Swiss Super League players
- Slovenian Second League players
- Slovenian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Slovenian football managers