Sebastjan Cimirotič (born 14 September 1974) is a retired Slovenian football player who played as a forward.[1]

He earned a total of 33 caps for the Slovenia national football team[2] and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring the nation's first ever World Cup goal.[3]

International career

Cimirotič debuted for Slovenia on 25 March 1998 against Poland.[4] He represented Slovenia at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring in their 3–1 defeat to Spain in Gwangju.[5]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cimirotič goal.
List of international goals scored by Sebastjan Cimirotič
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 June 2001 St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 2 June 2002 Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea  Spain 1–2 1–3 2002 FIFA World Cup
3 21 August 2002 Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy  Italy 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4 7 September 2002 Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Malta 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
5 20 August 2003 Fazanerija, Murska Sobota, Slovenia  Hungary 2–0 2–1 Friendly
6 3 September 2005 Arena Petrol, Celje, Slovenia  Norway 1–1 2–3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

See also

References

  1. ^ Plestenjak, Rok (19 September 2014). "Sebastjan Cimirotić: Bil sem tik pred podpisom za Juventus" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Legende" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Sebastjan Cimirotič (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Sebastjan Cimirotič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

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