List of NK Maribor players

Maribor players celebrating the club's ninth league title in 2011.

NK Maribor is an association football club from Maribor, Slovenia. The club was founded in 1960 and joined the Football Association of Yugoslavia the same year.^[1] It remained a member until Slovenia gained its independence in 1991, when the club joined the Football Association of Slovenia. Maribor are one of only three Slovenian teams who participated in the Yugoslav highest division, the Yugoslav First League, between the end of the Second World War in 1945 and the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991.^[2] Apart from winning the Yugoslav second division once and the third division five times, they had no success during the Yugoslav period;^[3] the closest they came to winning a major trophy was in the 1967–68 season, when they reached the semi-finals of the Yugoslav Cup.^[4] Since 1991, Maribor have competed in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the highest level of football in the country.^[5] They were one of that league's founding members, and are one of only three clubs never to have been relegated from the top division.^[6] Maribor are the most successful club in the country, having won 13 PrvaLiga titles, nine Slovenian Cups and four Slovenian Supercups.^[7]

Aside from winning the Slovenian title as Maribor's manager, Matjaž Kek won several championships with the club as a player.^[8] Maribor's current captain Marcos Tavares has joined the club in 2008 and has since become an all-time appearances and goals record holder, with 383 appearances and 151 goals. He also holds the club record for most appearances and goals in the Slovenian top division, with 275 and 114 respectively.^[9] Tavares also holds the club record for most appearances and goals in Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) competitions, with 61 and 18 respectively.^[10]

Since Maribor was founded in 1960, more than 500 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club. All players who have featured in 100 or more such matches are listed below. Eight of the club's current players – Marcos Tavares, Aleš Mertelj, Aleš Mejač, Aleksander Rajčević, Mitja Viler, Jasmin Handanović, Damjan Bohar and Dejan Mezga  – have made at least 100 competitive appearances as of the end of the 2015–16 season. The list also includes all current or former Maribor players who have been capped for their respective national teams.

Key

Key

	The player has been capped at full international level while a member of the club
	The player has been capped at full international level
	Club record

Players

Matjaž Kek won the Slovenian PrvaLiga title with Maribor both as player and manager.^[8]

Marcos Tavares has made the most appearances and scored the most goals among Maribor's current players.

Dragan Jelić made the most appearances for the club between 2001 and 2010.^[11]

Nastja Čeh has made over 100 appearances for the club in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.^[12]

Agim Ibraimi (left) in a yellow Macedonia jersey in 2011.

Etien Velikonja spent three seasons in Maribor before moving to Cardiff City. His transfer, reportedly worth €3.6 million, is a record high for Maribor.^{[13][14][15][16]}

Dimitar Makriev was the club's leading goalscorer in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons.^[17]

Marko Šuler was an important piece in Matjaž Kek's Slovenia squad at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[18]

Slovenia international Milivoje Novaković has joined the club in 2016.

The list below includes all NK Maribor players who have made at least 100 official appearances for the club or who have been capped at full international level by their countries. The list is ordered by the number of appearances, then by goals scored. If the players are still tied, they are listed alphabetically. The first and last columns contain the year of the player's first and last senior appearance for Maribor. The seasons column counts those seasons in which the player made at least one official appearance. For the list of Maribor's active players, see current members of the club. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2015–16 season. For the information on the season in progress, see 2016–17 NK Maribor season.

List of Maribor players, and displaying the types of accomplishments and statistics by the players during their time with the club^[A]

Name	Country represented	First	Last	Seasons	Apps	Goals
Tavares, MarcosMarcos Tavares	Zz !—	2008	2999 !—	09 !9	383	151
Prosen, TomislavTomislav Prosen	Zz !—	1962	1979	16	377	74
Križan, AlešAleš Križan	Slovenia	1989	2001	10	365	06 !6
Vabič, HerbertHerbert Vabič	Zz !—	1961	1975	15	317	0
Kranjc, MladenMladen Kranjc	Zz !—	1963	1977	12	311	104
Zidan, GregorGregor Židan	Slovenia	1993	2001	09 !9	308	35
Simundza, AnteAnte Šimundža	Slovenia	1991	2000	10	296	103
Mertelj, AlešAleš Mertelj	Slovenia	2009	2999 !—	07 !7	293	12
Arnejčič, MilanMilan Arnejčič	Zz !—	1961	1977	15	283	73
Kek, MatjažMatjaž Kek	Slovenia	1980	1999	11	280	61
Zurman, MilanMilan Žurman	Zz !—	1981	1997	09 !9	276	82
Horjak, BrankoBranko Horjak	Zz !—	1970	1979	09 !9	268	117
Klančnik, HerbertHerbert Klančnik	Zz !—	1963	1973	10	266	29
Sterbal, EmilEmil Šterbal	Zz !—	1991	1999	08 !8	263	03 !3
Poznič, IgorIgor Poznič	Slovenia	1985	1996	10	256	88
Bolfek, VladimirVladimir Bolfek	Zz !—	1962	1974	11	254	01 !1
Breber, ZvonkoZvonko Breber	Zz !—	1972	1980	08 !8	240	37
Binkovski, PeterPeter Binkovski	Slovenia	1989	1999	08 !8	236	18
Mezga, DejanDejan Mezga	Zz !—	2007	2999 !—	08 !8	235	61
Handanović, JasminJasmin Handanović	Slovenia	2011	2999 !—	05 !5	234	0
Karić, AmirAmir Karić	Slovenia	1993	2003	10	234	36
Balajić, StipeStipe Balajić	Zz !—	1998	2005	08 !8	229	37
Rajčević, AleksanderAleksander Rajčević	Slovenia	2010	2999 !—	06 !6	227	06 !6
Sarenac, BrankoBranko Šarenac	Zz !—	1975	1989	08 !8	226	14
Krempl, BojanBojan Krempl	Zz !—	1975	1984	10	224	78
Grbavac, DraganDragan Grbavac	Zz !—	1970	1978	08 !8	221	11
Sizgoreo, JosipJosip Sizgoreo	Zz !—	1963	1970	07 !7	221	11
Lukič, SašoSašo Lukič	Zz !—	1989	1996	08 !8	218	07 !7
Filipovic, ZeljkoŽeljko Filipović	Slovenia	2010	2016	06 !6	215	05 !5
Viler, MitjaMitja Viler	Zz !—	2010	2999 !—	06 !6	213	07 !7
Grubišič, KajoKajo Grubišič	Zz !—	1963	1972	07 !7	204	02 !2
Fileković, SuadSuad Fileković	Slovenia	1999	2010	08 !8	201	06 !6
Jelić, DraganDragan Jelić	Zz !—	2003	2011	09 !9	200	51
Cvijanović, GoranGoran Cvijanović	Slovenia	2010	2014	04 !4	200	35
Mejač, AlešAleš Mejač	Slovenia	2008	2999 !—	07 !7	198	04 !4
Simeunović, VojislavVojislav Simeunović	Zz !—	1965	1972	08 !8	188	0
Binkovski, BorisBoris Binkovski	Zz !—	1965	1973	07 !7	182	30
Simeunovič, MarkoMarko Simeunovič	Slovenia	1984	2002	08 !8	182	0
Kotnik, RenatoRenato Kotnik	Zz !—	1990	1995	06 !6	181	27
Bozgo, KlitonKliton Bozgo	Albania[19]	1993	2005	05 !5	179	110
Pekič, DamirDamir Pekič	Zz !—	1997	2007	10	177	78
Sarkezi, MarinkoMarinko Šarkezi	Zz !—	1997	2004	07 !7	176	13
Djuranovič, DejanDejan Djuranovič	Slovenia	1994	2003	07 !7	175	26
Mihelič, ReneRene Mihelič	Slovenia	2005	2010	05 !5	173	25
Marković, VitoVito Marković	Zz !—	1961	1969	09 !9	172	62
Hafner, OliverOliver Hafner	Zz !—	1984	1989	05 !5	172	36
Petrič, MiroMiro Petrič	Zz !—	1970	1977	08 !8	170	03 !3
Fatur, VladoVlado Fatur	Zz !—	1974	1985	10	169	03 !3
Ibraimi, AgimAgim Ibraimi	Macedonia[20]	2011	2016	05 !5	168	42
Popović, MarkoMarko Popović	Zz !—	2005	2009	05 !5	168	12
Lukačevič, JosipJosip Lukačevič	Zz !—	1985	1991	07 !7	165	09 !9
Fricelj, AlojzAlojz Fricelj	Zz !—	1982	1997	06 !6	162	18
Džinić, ElvedinElvedin Džinić	Zz !—	2005	2010	07 !7	161	16
Murko, TomažTomaž Murko	Zz !—	1997	2006	09 !9	161	0
Potočnik, VladoVlado Potočnik	Zz !—	1975	1989	09 !9	159	05 !5
Volaš, DaliborDalibor Volaš	Zz !—	2008	2015	07 !7	159	62
Dabanovič, MladenMladen Dabanovič	Slovenia	1990	1995	06 !6	157	0
Vuksanovic, ZikicaŽikica Vuksanović	Zz !—	1997	2007	09 !9	152	06 !6
Pridigar, MarkoMarko Pridigar	Zz !—	2005	2014	09 !9	149	0
Skerjanec, BojanBojan Škerjanec	Zz !—	1982	1989	09 !9	147	04 !4
Vugdalić, MuamerMuamer Vugdalić	Slovenia	1998	2002	05 !5	143	09 !9
Pirc, BogdanBogdan Pirc	Zz !—	1961	1969	08 !8	142	70
Karmel, JožeJože Karmel	Zz !—	1972	1978	06 !6	142	02 !2
Ceh, NastjaNastja Čeh	Slovenia	1997	2001	05 !5	141	21
Ljubič, BorisBoris Ljubič	Zz !—	1982	1989	07 !7	141	19
Galič, MarinkoMarinko Galič	Slovenia	1994	2001	06 !6	140	22
Pirc, EsadEsad Pirc	Zz !—	1973	1979	06 !6	139	41
Vuksanovič, MiloradMilorad Vuksanovič	Zz !—	1978	1982	06 !6	136	04 !4
Bohar, DamjanDamjan Bohar	Slovenia	2013	2999 !—	03 !3	132	21
Berić, RobertRobert Berić	Slovenia	2010	2013	03 !3	130	37
Rašević, RajkoRajko Rašević	Zz !—	1967	1972	05 !5	128	09 !9
Mendy, Jean-PhilippeJean-Philippe Mendy	Zz !—	2013	2016	03 !3	125	42
Filipović, SlobodanSlobodan Filipović	Zz !—	1969	1975	07 !7	124	01 !1
Milec, MartinMartin Milec	Slovenia	2010	2014	04 !4	123	12
Milinovic, ZeljkoŽeljko Milinovič	Slovenia	1995	1998	03 !3	118	04 !4
Fridl, FrancFranc Fridl	Zz !—	1991	1998	07 !7	118	03 !3
Golob, MihaMiha Golob	Zz !—	2001	2005	04 !4	117	03 !3
Cipot, FabijanFabijan Cipot	Slovenia	2000	2007	06 !6	116	09 !9
Jovanović, VeroljubVeroljub Jovanović	Zz !—	1961	1965	05 !5	116	01 !1
Arghus, Arghus	Zz !—	2011	2015	05 !5	116	08 !8
Znuderl, BostjanBoštjan Žnuderl	Zz !—	1998	2005	06 !6	115	06 !6
Tarana, ZarkoŽarko Tarana	Zz !—	1990	1993	03 !3	115	03 !3
Ceh, AntonAnton Čeh	Zz !—	1961	1965	05 !5	113	16
Djuricic, MilanMilan Djuričić	Zz !—	1971	1974	04 !4	112	05 !5
Rakič, MilanMilan Rakič	Slovenia	2003	2007	04 !4	111	16
Tolič, StefanŠtefan Tolič	Zz !—	1961	1966	06 !6	110	14
Bakula, MarijanMarijan Bakula	Zz !—	1990	1993	03 !3	109	18
Pregelj, MartinMartin Pregelj	Zz !—	1999	2007	05 !5	109	16
Irgolič, JankoJanko Irgolič	Zz !—	1979	1986	07 !7	107	0
Teinović, DaliborDalibor Teinović	Zz !—	2002	2005	03 !3	104	04 !4
Bačinović, ArminArmin Bačinović	Slovenia	2007	2010	04 !4	103	06 !6
Sober, MilanMilan Šober	Zz !—	1961	1967	09 !9	101	19
Sešlar, SimonSimon Sešlar	Slovenia	1999	2001	03 !3	97	11
Vršič, DareDare Vršič	Slovenia	2014	2999 !—	03 !3	96	14
Brezič, DanijelDanijel Brezič	Slovenia	2002	2005	03 !3	95	05 !5
Ošlaj, DamjanDamjan Ošlaj	Slovenia	2003	2006	04 !4	86	03 !3
Bulajič, SpasojeSpasoje Bulajič	Slovenia	1996	1998	03 !3	85	04 !4
Suler, MarkoMarko Šuler	Slovenia	2014	2999 !—	03 !3	78	05 !5
Samardžić, MiralMiral Samardžić	Slovenia	2007	2010	04 !4	72	1
Duro, SamirSamir Duro	Bosnia and Herzegovina[21]	2001	2002	03 !3	71	28
Črnic, MaticMatic Črnic	Slovenia	2009	2014	06 !6	69	09 !9
Milevski, BlagojaBlagoja Milevski	Macedonia[22]	1993	1995	02 !2	69	03 !3
Pavlović, ZoranZoran Pavlović	Slovenia	2008	2009	03 !3	67	11
Stojanović, PetarPetar Stojanović	Slovenia	2012	2015	05 !5	66	03 !3
Velikonja, EtienEtien Velikonja	Slovenia	2011	2012	03 !3	65	28
Ceh, AlesAleš Čeh	Slovenia	2003	2004	02 !2	63	0
Cipi, GeriGeri Çipi	Albania[23]	1998	2000	02 !2	59	02 !2
Makriev, DimitarDimitar Makriev	Bulgaria[24]	2006	2007	02 !2	58	33
Gajser, DamjanDamjan Gajser	Slovenia	1997	1999	03 !3	58	16
Janković, SlobodanSlobodan Janković	Yugoslavia[25]	1969	1979	02 !2	57	14
Zeba, ZajkoZajko Zeba	Bosnia and Herzegovina[26]	2005	2006	02 !2	54	13
Lungu, VladislavVladislav Lungu	Moldova[27]	2006	2007	02 !2	54	0
Trajkovski, DejanDejan Trajkovski	Slovenia	2011	2014	04 !4	49	0
Sztipánovics, BarnabásBarnabás Sztipánovics	Hungary[28]	2000	2002	02 !2	48	22
Rakovič, ErminErmin Rakovič	Slovenia	2002	2003	03 !3	47	22
Pečnik, AndrejAndrej Pečnik	Slovenia	2006	2007	02 !2	47	01 !1
Anđelković, SinišaSiniša Anđelković	Slovenia	2010	2010	02 !2	45	04 !4
Snofl, MatejMatej Šnofl	Slovenia	1996	2001	04 !4	42	01 !1
Bogićević, VladislavVladislav Bogićević	Yugoslavia[29]	1969	1970	01 !1	37	0
Paço, ViktorViktor Paço	Albania[30]	1997	1997	02 !2	32	15
Janković, MilanMilan Janković	Yugoslavia[31]	1979	1980	01 !1	30	08 !8
Mešanović, EnesEnes Mešanović	Bosnia and Herzegovina[B]	2003	2004	01 !1	30	06 !6
Aljančič, JanezJanez Aljančič	Slovenia	2009	2010	01 !1	27	0
Kokol, VladimirVladimir Kokol	Slovenia	2000	2001	01 !1	25	01 !1
Gjurovski, MilkoMilko Gjurovski	Yugoslavia/ Macedonia[C]	1994	1994	02 !2	23	13
Cvikl, MatjažMatjaž Cvikl	Slovenia	1991	1997	02 !2	23	10
Gajser, SašaSaša Gajser	Slovenia	1992	1993	03 !3	22	01 !1
Janža, ErikErik Janža	Slovenia	2015	2999 !—	02 !2	22	0
Dragusha, MehmetMehmet Dragusha	Albania[32]	1998	1999	02 !2	18	02 !2
Siberie, RockyRocky Siberie	Netherlands Antilles/ Curaçao[D]	2005	2005	01 !1	17	07 !7
Cadikovski, DraganDragan Čadikovski	Macedonia[33]	2007	2007	01 !1	14	04 !4
Janković, MarkoMarko Janković	Montenegro	2015	2016	01 !1	14	0
Novaković, MilivojeMilivoje Novaković	Slovenia	2016	2999 !—	01 !1	14	07 !7
Iličić, JosipJosip Iličić	Slovenia	2010	2010	01 !1	11	04 !4
Saraba, ZdravkoZdravko Šaraba	Bosnia and Herzegovina[34]	2008	2008	01 !1	10	0
Ihtijarević, FarukFaruk Ihtijarević	Bosnia and Herzegovina[35]	2001	2001	02 !2	08 !8	0
Ružnić, AmirAmir Ružnić	Slovenia	1995	1995	01 !1	05 !5	0
Silic, DaliborDalibor Šilić	Bosnia and Herzegovina[36]	2001	2001	01 !1	03 !3	0
Krajnc, LukaLuka Krajnc	Slovenia	2011	2011	01 !1	01 !1	0
Vrhovec, BlažBlaž Vrhovec	Slovenia	2016	2999 !—	0	0	0
Pihler, AleksAleks Pihler	Slovenia	2016	2999 !—	0	0	0

Footnotes

• ^A Statistics include appearances and goals from competitive matches only, not unofficial matches such as exhibition games. During its Yugoslav period (1960–1991) Maribor competed in the Yugoslav First, Second and Third Leagues, the Slovenian Republic League, the Yugoslav Cup and the Slovenian Republic Football Cup. Since Slovenia gained independence in 1991, the club has competed domestically in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian Cup and Slovenian Supercup, and at European level in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup.
• ^B Enes Mešanović represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2001 Merdeka Tournament.^[21] Matches in that tournament are not recognised as full internationals by FIFA.^[21]
• ^C Milko Gjurovski represented Macedonia at full international level while a Maribor player during the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons.^[37][38][39] In the 1980s he represented Yugoslavia.^[37]
• ^D In 2005, during his brief stay at the club, Rocky Siberie was eligible to play for the Netherlands Antilles, an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and has made appearances for their national team between 2004 and 2008. Since the dissolution of the country in 2010, he has represented Curaçao.^[40]

References

General

• "NK Maribor Archives". NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 27 May 2013. 
• "Football Association of Slovenia Archives". Football Association of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 27 May 2013. 

Specific