Saša Gajser

Saša Gajser (born 11 February 1974) is a Slovenian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. Gajser was internationally capped for Slovenia, earning 27 appearances between 1999 and 2003.

Saša Gajser
Personal information
Full name Saša Gajser
Date of birth (1974-02-11) 11 February 1974
Place of birth Ptuj, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Aluminij
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Maribor 17 (1)
1994–1995 Drava Ptuj
1995–1996 Železničar Ljubljana
1996–1997 Beltinci 29 (2)
1997–1999 Rudar Velenje 64 (6)
1999–2002 KAA Gent 76 (4)
2002–2003 Olympiakos Nicosia 21 (3)
International career
1999–2003 Slovenia 27 (1)
Managerial career
2011–2021 Maribor (assistant)
2015 Maribor (interim)
2020 Maribor (interim)
2021 Maribor (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Gajser started his professional career with Maribor in 1992. He stayed there for three seasons, making 22 appearances in all competitions.[2] Later, he had spells with the second division sides Drava Ptuj and Ljubljana. After a season at Beltinci, he signed with Rudar Velenje. He stayed there for two seasons, appearing in 64 league matches and scoring 6 goals[3] before leaving for KAA Gent. After three seasons in Belgium, he moved to Olympiakos Nicosia.

International career

Gajser made his debut for Slovenia in a February 1999 friendly match against Switzerland in Oman.[4] He earned a total of 27 caps until his final match in 2003.[5] With Slovenia, Gajser played at the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Career statistics

International
Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gajser goal.
List of international goals scored by Saša Gajser
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 February 1999Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Oman2–07–0Friendly match

Honours

Maribor

Rudar Velenje

References
  1. "Saša Gajser – osebni karton" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. "Gajser Saša – nastopi" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "Saša Gajser – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "Saša Gajser, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Saša Gajser". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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