Matjaž Cvikl (13 January 1967 – 27 July 1999) was a Slovenian

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Slovenj Gradec Slovenj Gradec (; german: Windischgrätz'', ''after about 1900 ''Windischgraz'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec. It is part of the historical Styria region, and since 2005 it has belon ...

, Cvikl began playing professional football with local side Rudar Velenje before moving to

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. Cvikl played for Rudar Velenje and Maribor in the

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. He had spell with

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in the Turkish Super Lig from 1993 to 1995. He had played in Rudar's first ever European matches in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup and scored his final goal in his final career game for Maribor on 30 November 1997.

International career

Cvikl made his debut for

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in a June 1992

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away against

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, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for

Zoran Ubavič Zoran Ubavič (28 October 1965 – 21 November 2015) was a Slovenian footballer who played as a forward. Ubavič spent his entire career playing for Slovenian clubs and was also capped once for the Slovenia national team, on 3 June 1992 in a ...

, and earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1995 European Championship qualification match against

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Personal life

After suffering from a long illness, Cvikl died in

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in July 1999. He was survived by his wife Jasmina and son Luka.#ZGODBERUDARJA: MATJAŽ CVIKL, LEGENDA!
- NK Rudar Velenje

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at NZS * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cvikl, Matjaz 1967 births 1999 deaths Footballers from Slovenj Gradec Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's international footballers NK Rudar Velenje players NK Maribor players Zeytinburnuspor footballers NK Beltinci players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Süper Lig players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey

Club career

International career

Personal life

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