Rajko Rep Explained

Rajko Rep
Birth Date:1990 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Rogatec, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:[1]
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Segesta
Youthyears1:1996–2004
Youthclubs1:Mons Claudius
Youthyears2:2004–2008
Youthclubs2:Celje
Years1:2008–2010
Clubs1:Celje
Caps1:44
Goals1:6
Years2:2008–2009
Clubs2:MU Šentjur (loan)
Caps2:7
Goals2:3
Years3:2010–2013
Clubs3:Maribor
Caps3:32
Goals3:2
Years4:2011–2012
Clubs4:Mura 05 (loan)
Caps4:23
Goals4:3
Years5:2013
Clubs5:Mura 05 (loan)
Caps5:11
Goals5:1
Years6:2014–2016
Clubs6:Austria Klagenfurt
Caps6:70
Goals6:27
Years7:2016–2018
Clubs7:LASK
Caps7:46
Goals7:6
Years8:2018–2021
Clubs8:TSV Hartberg
Caps8:89
Goals8:22
Years9:2021
Clubs9:Sepsi OSK
Caps9:3
Goals9:1
Years10:2022
Clubs10:Austria Klagenfurt
Caps10:7
Goals10:0
Years11:2022–2024
Clubs11:Bruk-Bet Termalica
Caps11:14
Goals11:1
Years12:2024
Clubs12:SV Oberwart
Caps12:11
Goals12:4
Years13:2024–
Clubs13:Segesta
Caps13:0
Goals13:0
Nationalyears1:2006–2007
Nationalteam1:Slovenia U17
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2007–2008
Nationalteam2:Slovenia U18
Nationalcaps2:7
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2008–2009
Nationalteam3:Slovenia U19
Nationalcaps3:12
Nationalgoals3:6
Nationalyears4:2009
Nationalteam4:Slovenia U20
Nationalcaps4:1
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2009–2012
Nationalteam5:Slovenia U21
Nationalcaps5:18
Nationalgoals5:2
Nationalyears6:2019–2020
Nationalteam6:Slovenia
Nationalcaps6:5
Nationalgoals6:1
Pcupdate:29 June 2024

Rajko Rep (born 20 June 1990) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian club Segesta.

Club career

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.[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

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

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

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[13]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovenia
201910
202041
Total51

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rep goal.

Honours

Maribor

2010–11[14]

2012, 2013[14]

Austria Klagenfurt

2014–15

LASK Linz

2016–17[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Osebni karton: Rajko Rep . Personal card: Rajko Rep. https://web.archive.org/web/20120825164811/http://www.nkmaribor.com/igralci/?id=44860. 25 August 2012. . 24 September 2010 . sl .
  2. News: Rajko Rep postal kapetan Celjanov! . Rajko Rep became Celje's captain . kozjansko.info . 26 July 2009 . 24 September 2010 . sl. https://web.archive.org/web/20090730212350/https://kozjansko.info/sport/regionalno/479-rajko-rep-postal-kapetan-celjanov.html. 30 July 2009.
  3. News: Rajko Rep v Maribor! . Rajko Rep to Maribor . Nogomania . 27 August 2010 . 24 September 2010 . sl .
  4. News: Dodlek in Rep v Muro . Dodlek and Rep to Mura . Smiljan. Kuhar . Nogomania . 23 August 2011 . 23 August 2011 . sl .
  5. Web site: Rajko Rep sprejel zanimivo odločitev: Izkušeni slovenski nogometaš se je po slovesu od Poljske vrnil v Avstrijo, igral bo v tretji ligi . Planet Nogomet . 10 January 2024 . sl-SI . 10 January 2024.
  6. News: "Hat-trick" Repa premalo za zmago . Rep's hat-trick not enough for a win. RTV Slovenija. 4 June 2009 . 3 December 2019. sl. Lendava.
  7. News: Mladi Slovenci remizirali z Nizozemci . Youth Slovenian team drew with the Netherlands . Slovenian Press Agency. 6 June 2009 . 3 December 2019 . sl.
  8. News: Slovenski upi gredo na EP. Youth Slovenian team is going to the European Championship. Delo. 10 June 2009 . 3 December 2019 . sl. Murska Sobota. P. Z./STA.
  9. Web site: UEFA. Poland v Slovenia game report. 19 November 2019. 3 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200603160013/https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2026014--poland-vs-slovenia/?referrer=%2Feuropean-qualifiers%2Fseason%3D2020%2Fmatches%2Fround%3D2001086%2Fmatch%3D2026014%2Findex. 3 June 2020.
  10. News: Spoznajte udeleženca Eura U19 – Rajko Rep . Meet a member of the Euro U19 squad – Rajko Rep. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195622/https://www.nzs.si/index.php?t=news&id=1334&l=sl . . 11 July 2009 . 24 September 2010 . sl .
  11. News: Rep: Kje pa, točka ne bo dovolj . One point will not be enough. . 17 September 2010 . 24 September 2010 . sl. Rok. Viškovič.
  12. News: Za vijoličaste od malih nog . For "The Violets" since I was young. Nogomania . 13 September 2010 . 24 September 2010 . sl. Miran. Zore.
  13. Web site: Rajko Rep, international football player . eu-football.info . 8 January 2024 . en.
  14. Web site: Slovenia – R. Rep – Profile with news, career statistics and history . Soccerway . 22 October 2021.