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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

  1. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Fabijan Cipot (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Rudar Velenje 1:1 Mura" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 7 May 1997. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Painful exit as Blues battered". icBirmingham. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Cipot se vrača po težki poškodbi" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 16 December 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  5. ^ ""Rudar" Fabijan Cipot". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 5 February 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  6. ^ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Fabijan Cipot, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Mura v prihodnost z dvema novima pogodbama: Družina Cipot ima še enega aduta" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

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