Željko Filipović (born 3 October 1988) is a Slovenian retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[2]

Željko Filipović
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-03) 3 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Domžale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Domžale 0 (0)
2006–2008 Bonifika 26 (2)
2008–2009 Olimpija Ljubljana 30 (1)
2009 Domžale 5 (0)
2010 Koper 4 (0)
2010–2016 Maribor 139 (1)
2016–2018 Mechelen 33 (1)
2018 Dynamo Brest 17 (0)
2019 Ittihad Tanger 0 (0)
2019 Atyrau 9 (0)
2019 Vojvodina 1 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Slovenia 4 (0)
Managerial career
2021 Svoboda Ljubljana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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In 2018 Filipović played for Dynamo Brest in Belarus. He left the club in December 2018.[3] On 6 February 2019, FC Atyrau announced the signing of Filipović.[4] In June 2019 he announced in an interview that he had left the club.[5] On 26 July 2019, Filipović signed a two-year deal with Serbian club Vojvodina.[6]

International career

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Filipović made his debut for Slovenia in an August 2013 friendly match away against Finland.[7]

Honours

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Koper

Maribor

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Slovenia – Ž. Filipović – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Željko Filipović". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ Dynamo Brest part ways with Filipovic and Nivaldo
  4. ^ Желько Филипович – игрок «Атырау». rfcatyrau.kz (in Russian). FC Atyrau. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. ^ Z MARIBOROM je igral v ligi prvakov, zdaj je brez kluba. Se bo vrnil v SLOVENIJO?, ekipa.svet24.si, 24 June 2019
  6. ^ Шарац: Очекује нас много тешка утакмица at FK Vojvodina (in Serbian)
  7. ^ "Željko Filipović, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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