Aleš Čeh (born 7 April 1968) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented Slovenia at Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Slovan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Olimpija | 112 | (2) |
| 1992–2003 | Grazer AK | 287 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Maribor | 45 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | LASK | 42 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| Total | 486 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–2002 | Slovenia | 74 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Slovenia U16 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Grazer AK | ||
| 2012–2013 | Rudar Velenje | ||
| 2018 | Slovenia U16/U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editČeh played for the youth team of Slovan,[2] and later also for their city rivals Olimpija. In 1992, he transferred to the Austrian second division side Grazer AK. With his steady midfield-play, he helped the team back to the top flight in 1995. After winning the Austrian Cup and the Austrian Supercup in 2000 and 2002, he left GAK in summer 2003 and signed for Maribor until winter 2004, when he went back to Austria, this time to LASK Linz.
After that he moved back to Olimpija Ljubljana. He retired from football after the 2008–09 season and worked at the club initially as a youth coach and later as assistant manager to Dušan Kosič. In June 2011 he took up the position of manager at Grazer AK.
International career
editČeh made his debut for Slovenia in a June 1992 friendly match away against Estonia. He earned a total of 74 caps for the national team, scoring 1 goal.[3] He was a participant at UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup.[4] His final international was during the latter tournament against Paraguay.[5]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Čeh goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 December 1995 | Estadio Héroe de Nacozari, Hermosillo, Mexico |  Mexico |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
editOlimpija
GAK
- ÖFB-Cup: 2000, 2002
- Austrian Supercup: 2000, 2002
Maribor
References
edit- ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Aleš Čeh (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Aleš Čeh – ambasador gibanja Rad igram nogomet". Media Šport. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
- ^ "Ales Ceh – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Plestenjak, Rok (22 October 2009). "Aleš Čeh: Toplo pri srcu ob spominih" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Aleš Čeh, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
