Mladen Rudonja

Mladen Rudonja (listen^ⓘ) (born 26 July 1971) is a Slovenian retired footballer. He most often played as a winger (usually on the left side) or striker.

Mladen Rudonja

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-07-26) 26 July 1971 (age 54)
Place of birth	Koper, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1978–1990	Koper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1992	Koper
1992–1993	Izola	46	(16)
1994	Zagreb	6	(0)
1994	Koper	15	(3)
1995	Olimpija	26	(2)
1996	Marsonia	14	(1)
1996–1997	Gorica	16	(4)
1997	Primorje	9	(4)
1998–2000	Sint-Truiden	74	(21)
2000–2002	Portsmouth	13	(0)
2002–2004	Olimpija	48	(5)
2004–2005	Apollon Limassol	11	(2)
2005	Anorthosis Famagusta	3	(0)
2005–2007	Koper	14	(1)
2007–2009	Olimpija Ljubljana	34	(19)
2012	Koper	0	(0)
2014	SV Oberdrauburg	1	(0)
International career
1994–2003	Slovenia	65	(1)
2003	Slovenia B	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Rudonja made his debut for the Slovenia national team in a February 1994 friendly match against Georgia.^[2] Despite being an attacker, he did not score a goal for the team until his 53rd cap – in the second leg of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoffs against Romania in Bucharest.^[3] The match ended with a score of 1–1, a result that was enough to secure Slovenia's first-ever qualification for the main World Cup event.^[4] Rudonja played 65 matches for Slovenia.^[2]

Personal life

His son Roy is a former professional footballer.^[5]