Damir Botonjič

Damir Botonjič
Personal information
Full name Damir Botonjič
Date of birth (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981
Place of birth SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Svoboda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Gorica 0 (0)
1999–2004 Gençlerbirliği S.K. 23 (0)
2004–2005 Ljubljana 14 (0)
2005–2006 Svoboda 3 (0)
2009 Livar 11 (0)
2009–2011 Olimpija Ljubljana 32 (0)
National team
2001 Slovenia U20 3 (0)
2002–2003 Slovenia U21 9 (0)
2004 Slovenia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Damir Botonjič (born 14 September 1981 SFR Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian football player. He also holds Turkish citizenship. His last club was Olimpija Ljubljana.

Club career

Botonjič started his career at local side Svoboda. After one year in Gorica, he signed with Turkish side Gençlerbirliği. The first two seasons he played in the PAF league, appearing in 52 matches. He made his Süper Lig debut in October 2002 against Denizlispor. Next season was his most successful in Turkey. He played in 19 Süper Lig, 5 Türkiye Kupası matches and had an important role in a successful Uefa Cup run.[1] In February 2005 he signed with Ljubljana.[2] He made 14 appearances in Prva Liga, before leaving for another Ljubljana side, Svoboda. He returned in the second part of the 2008-09 season, making 11 appearances for Livar. On 14 July 2009 he signed a contract with Olimpija Ljubljana.[3]

International career

Botonjič was a member of the Slovenia U21 team. He made his only appearance for Slovenia on 31 March 2004 in a friendly match against Latvia.

Personal life

Botonjič is of Bosniak descent. His elder brother Nedžad, also a goalkeeper, died during a training session in February 2005.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Blackburn 1-1 Genclerbirligi: Shocker". ESPN. 2003-10-15. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  2. ↑ "Damir Botonjič podpisal za Ljubljano" (in Slovenian). STA. 2005-02-17. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  3. ↑ "Še trije podpisali" (in Slovenian). NKOlimpija.com. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  4. ↑ "Tragična smrt vratarja Ljubljane" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2005-02-07. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  5. ↑ "Infarkt na igrišču" (in Slovenian). Mladina. 2005. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
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