Robert Volk Explained

Robert Volk
Birth Date:30 August 1965
Birth Place:Koper, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.84 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:–1991
Youthclubs1:Koper
Years1:1991–1994
Clubs1:Koper
Caps1:48
Goals1:0
Years2:1994–1997
Clubs2:Gorica
Caps2:25
Goals2:0
Years3:1994–1995
Clubs3:Mura (loan)
Caps3:29
Goals3:0
Years4:1996
Clubs4:Rudar Velenje (loan)
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:1997–1998
Clubs5:Primorje
Caps5:24
Goals5:0
Years6:1998–2000
Clubs6:Sint-Truiden
Caps6:18
Goals6:0
Years7:2000–2003
Clubs7:Koper
Caps7:12
Goals7:0
Years8:2005–2009
Clubs8:Olimpija Ljubljana
Caps8:42+
Goals8:0
Totalcaps:198+
Totalgoals:0

Robert Volk (born 30 August 1965) is a retired Slovenian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the goalkeeping coach at Koper.[1]

Playing career

Volk had a spell abroad at Belgian side Sint-Truiden[2] and was called up one time by the Slovenia national team, but was an unused substitute in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

At the end of his playing career, Volk was both playing and serving as the goalkeeping coach for Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian lower tiers. In the spring of 2009, he decided to retire as a player in order to free up a first-team spot for Jan Oblak, who at the time was a 16-year-old academy goalkeeper.[3] Volk made 156 top-flight appearances during his career, with 138 of those coming in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Volk profile – FC Koper. FC Koper. 16 October 2020. Slovenian.
  2. Web site: Robert Volk heeft bedenkingen bij terugkeer naar Slovenië: "Ik hoop dat men correct is". Het Belang van Limburg. nl. 25 February 2000. 10 February 2024. Clerinx. Marc.
  3. Web site: Planinšič Jr.. Borut. S "ta mali je boljši od mene" se je začelo. Večer. Časnik Večer, d.o.o.. 16 October 2020. 19 May 2018. Slovenian. It started with “this little one is better than me”.
  4. Web site: Robert Volk at Nogometna zveza Slovenije. Football Association of Slovenia. 16 October 2020.