Matjaž Cvikl

Matjaž Cvikl (13 January 1967 – 27 July 1999)[1] was a Slovenian footballer who played as a forward.

Matjaž Cvikl
Personal information
Full name Matjaž Cvikl
Date of birth (1967-01-13)13 January 1967
Place of birth Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death 27 July 1999(1999-07-27) (aged 32)
Place of death Ljubljana, Slovenia
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Rudar Velenje
1991 → Maribor (loan) 14 (7)
1993–1995 Zeytinburnuspor 48 (17)
1995–1996 Rudar Velenje 32 (10)
1996–1997 Beltinci 22 (2)
1997–1998 Maribor 7 (3)
National team
1992–1995 Slovenia 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Slovenj Gradec, Cvikl began playing professional football with local side Rudar Velenje before moving to Maribor.[2] Cvikl played for Rudar Velenje and Maribor in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[3] He had spell with Zeytinburnuspor in the Turkish Super Lig from 1993 to 1995.[4]

International career

Cvikl made six appearances for the senior Slovenia national football team.[5]

Personal

After suffering from a long illness, Cvikl died in Ljubljana in July 1999.[1]

See also
  • NK Maribor players

References
  1. "Po daljši bolezni umrl Matjaž Cvikl" [Matjaž Cvikl died after a long illness] (in Slovenian). STA. 27 July 1999.
  2. "Cvikl, Matjaž (vzdevek Ciko) športnik" [Cvikl, Matjaž (nicknamed Ciko) athlete] (in Slovenian). Šaleški Biographical Lexicon. 19 December 2012.
  3. "CVIKL Matjaž". Strukljeva. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  4. "MATYAZ CVIKL". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
  5. "Matjaž Cvikl". NZS. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
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