Aleksander Šeliga (born 1 February 1980) is a former Slovenian

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who played as a

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Club career

Early career

Šeliga played most of his career for hometown club

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in the

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. With this club, he also participated in the

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. In 2005, he joined

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, but after an unsuccessful period with the

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side, he returned to Celje.

Sparta Rotterdam

In the summer of 2009, Šeliga was tested by two clubs in the

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. The first club,

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, was in desperate need for a keeper. After training with the side, he did not get a contract. The second club where he tried his luck was

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. The club also needed a keeper, after Cássio Ramos returned to PSV Eindhoven after an ended loan-period. After a brief internship, Šeliga signed a contract for two years. In his first season with Sparta (2009–10), he was chosen as first keeper by a manager

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International career

Šeliga earned his only appearance for the senior

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on 3 March 2010, after taking the field as a substitute in an international friendly against

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, which Slovenia had subsequently won 4–1.

Honours

;Celje *

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: 2004–05 ;Olimpija *

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: 2015–16

References

External links

Player profile
at NZS {{DEFAULTSORT:Seliga, Aleksander 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Celje Slovenian footballers Slovenia youth international footballers Slovenia under-21 international footballers Slovenia international footballers Association football goalkeepers NK Celje players Slovenian expatriate footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Czech First League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players SK Slavia Prague players Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Eredivisie players Sparta Rotterdam players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players NK Drava Ptuj (2004) players 2010 FIFA World Cup players