Rajko Rep
Rajko Rep (born 20 June 1990) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club SV Oberwart.
| Rep with Austria Klagenfurt in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Rogatec, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Oberwart | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | Mons Claudius | ||
| 2004–2008 | Celje | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Celje | 44 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | → MU Šentjur (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2010–2013 | Maribor | 32 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | → Mura 05 (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Mura 05 (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Austria Klagenfurt | 70 | (27) |
| 2016–2018 | LASK | 46 | (6) |
| 2018–2021 | TSV Hartberg | 89 | (22) |
| 2021 | Sepsi OSK | 3 | (1) |
| 2022 | Austria Klagenfurt | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Bruk-Bet Termalica | 14 | (1) |
| 2024– | SV Oberwart | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Slovenia U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Slovenia U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Slovenia U19 | 12 | (6) |
| 2009 | Slovenia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Slovenia U21 | 18 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Slovenia | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Rep started his career at Mons Claudius from Rogatec and was then transferred to Celje youth sides, where he signed his first professional contract. For a short period of time he also played for MU Šentjur on loan. He was named a team captain during his time in Celje at the age of 19 and was the youngest captain in the history of the club.[2]
In late August 2010 he signed a four-year contract with Maribor.[1][3] In August 2011, he was loaned to Mura 05 until the end of the 2011–12 Slovenian PrvaLiga season.[4]
In January 2024, he left Polish second division side Bruk-Bet Termalica for third tier Austrian club SV Oberwart.[5]
International career edit
Rep played for Slovenia under-19 through qualifications for the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship where he scored five out of six Slovenia goals in the final phase of qualifications, including a hat-trick against Russia.[6] He also scored against the Netherlands[7] and Belarus.[8]
He made his debut for the senior team on 19 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Poland. He substituted Benjamin Verbič in the 86th minute.[9]
Personal life edit
Rep was born in Rogatec and started to play football at a local club when he was six years old.[10] He is a declared NK Maribor supporter as he started to support the team during 1999 when the club was playing in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.[11][12]
Career statistics edit
International edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | |||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rep goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 2020 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | San Marino | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours edit
Maribor
Austria Klagenfurt
- Regionalliga Mitte: 2014–15
LASK Linz
References edit
- ^ a b [Personal card: Rajko Rep] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ [Rajko Rep became Celje's captain]. kozjansko.info (in Slovenian). 26 July 2009. Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ "Rajko Rep v Maribor!" [Rajko Rep to Maribor] (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ Kuhar, Smiljan (23 August 2011). "Dodlek in Rep v Muro" [Dodlek and Rep to Mura] (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Rajko Rep sprejel zanimivo odločitev: Izkušeni slovenski nogometaš se je po slovesu od Poljske vrnil v Avstrijo, igral bo v tretji ligi". Planet Nogomet (in Slovenian). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ ""Hat-trick" Repa premalo za zmago" [Rep's hat-trick not enough for a win] (in Slovenian). Lendava: RTV Slovenija. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Mladi Slovenci remizirali z Nizozemci" [Youth Slovenian team drew with the Netherlands] (in Slovenian). Slovenian Press Agency. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ P. Z./STA (10 June 2009). "Slovenski upi gredo na EP" [Youth Slovenian team is going to the European Championship]. Delo (in Slovenian). Murska Sobota. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ . UEFA. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ [Meet a member of the Euro U19 squad – Rajko Rep] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ Viškovič, Rok (17 September 2010). "Rep: Kje pa, točka ne bo dovolj" [One point will not be enough] (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ Zore, Miran (13 September 2010). "Za vijoličaste od malih nog" [For "The Violets" since I was young] (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ "Rajko Rep, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Slovenia – R. Rep – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2021.