Damir Botonjič
Personal information
Full name Damir Botonjič
Date of birth (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981
Place of birth SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Svoboda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 HIT Gorica 0 (0)
1999–2004 Gençlerbirliği 23 (0)
2001–2002 → NK Ljubljana (loan) 29 (0)
2004–2005 NK Ljubljana 14 (0)
2005–2006 Svoboda 3 (0)
2009 Livar 11 (0)
2009–2011 Olimpija Ljubljana 32 (0)
International career
2001 Slovenia U20 3 (0)
2002–2003 Slovenia U21 9 (0)
2004 Slovenia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Damir Botonjič (born 14 September 1981) is a retired Slovenian football goalkeeper.

Club career

Botonjič started his career at local side Svoboda. After one year in Gorica, he signed with Turkish side Gençlerbirliği. The first two seasons he played in the PAF league, appearing in 52 matches. He made his Süper Lig debut in October 2002 against Denizlispor. Next season was his most successful in Turkey. He played in 19 Süper Lig and 5 Turkish Cup matches and had an important role in a successful Uefa Cup run.[1] In February 2005, he signed with Ljubljana.[2] He made 14 appearances in Prva Liga, before leaving for another Ljubljana side, Svoboda. He returned in the second part of the 2008-09 season, making 11 appearances for Livar. On 14 July 2009, he signed a contract with Olimpija Ljubljana.[3]

International career

Botonjič was a member of the Slovenia U21 team. He made his only appearance for Slovenia in a friendly match against Latvia on 31 March 2004, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Marko Simeunovič.[4]

Personal life

His elder brother Nedžad, also a goalkeeper, died during a training session in February 2005.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Blackburn 1-1 Genclerbirligi: Shocker". ESPN. 15 October 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Damir Botonjič podpisal za Ljubljano" (in Slovenian). STA. 17 February 2005. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "Še trije podpisali" (in Slovenian). NKOlimpija.com. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "Damir Botonjič, international player". EU-football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Tragična smrt vratarja Ljubljane" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 7 February 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  6. ↑ "Infarkt na igrišču" (in Slovenian). Mladina. 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
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