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.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mladen Rudonja (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Mladen Rudonja, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Romania vs Slovenia, 14 November 2001, World Cup qualification". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ^ Plestenjak, Rok (14 November 2021). "Nepozabno in epsko! Slovenija rajala kot v transu" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  5. ^ Plestenjak, Rok (27 February 2018). "Avtomehanik brez delavnice, ki je imel žogo za dekle" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mladen_Rudonja
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