Matjaž Cvikl Explained

Matjaž Cvikl
Fullname:Matjaž Cvikl
Birth Date:13 January 1967
Birth Place:Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia
Death Place:Ljubljana, Slovenia
Position:Forward
Years1:1989–1993
Years2:1991
Years3:1993–1995
Years4:1995–1996
Years5:1996–1997
Years6:1997–1998
Clubs1:Rudar Velenje
Clubs2:Maribor (loan)
Clubs6:Maribor Teatanic
Caps2:14
Caps3:48
Caps4:32
Caps5:22
Caps6:7
Goals2:7
Goals3:17
Goals4:10
Goals5:2
Goals6:3
Nationalyears1:1992–1995
Nationalteam1:Slovenia
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0

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

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] He had played in Rudar's first ever European matches in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup and scored his final goal in his final career game for Maribor on 30 November 1997.[5]

International career

Cvikl made his debut for Slovenia in a June 1992 friendly match away against Estonia, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Zoran Ubavič, and earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals.[6] His final international was a November 1995 European Championship qualification match against Croatia.[7]

Personal life

After suffering from a long illness, Cvikl died in Ljubljana in July 1999.[1] He was survived by his wife Jasmina and son Luka.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: STA. Po daljši bolezni umrl Matjaž Cvikl. Matjaž Cvikl died after a long illness. Slovenian. 27 July 1999.
  2. Web site: Šaleški Biographical Lexicon. Cvikl, Matjaž (vzdevek Ciko) športnik. Cvikl, Matjaž (nicknamed Ciko) athlete. sl. 19 December 2012.
  3. Web site: CVIKL Matjaž. Strukljeva. 5 December 2008.
  4. Web site: Turkish Football Federation. MATYAZ CVIKL. 5 December 2008.
  5. https://www.nogomania.com/Novica/Spominjamo-se-Matjaza-Cvikla-Sanjal-je-ligo-prvakov-z-Mariborom-in-Euro-s-Slovenijo Spominjamo se Matjaža Cvikla: Sanjal je ligo prvakov z Mariborom in Euro s Slovenijo
  6. Web site: Matjaž Cvikl. NZS. 5 December 2008.
  7. Web site: Matjaž Cvikl, international player. 9 September 2023. EU-football.
  8. https://nkrudarvelenje.com/2017/02/23/zgodberudarja-matjaz-cvikl-legenda/
    1. ZGODBERUDARJA: MATJAŽ CVIKL, LEGENDA!