Miran Pavlin (born 8 October 1971) is a Slovenian former professional
footballer
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who played as
midfielder
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. He featured for clubs such as
Olimpija,
SC Freiburg
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,
Olympiakos Nicosia
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,
APOEL
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,
FC Porto
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and
Olimpija Ljubljana.
Club career
In 2009, Pavlin joined
FC Koper
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on a combined player-
director of football
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contract. In his first season with Koper, he won the
Slovenian PrvaLiga
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. His second season there started poorly – after a resounding 5–1 defeat away to
Dinamo Zagreb
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in
UEFA Champions League
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qualifiers, he announced his immediate retirement, only to return to the Koper team a week later for a single league match against
Rudar Velenje. Soon, after another dispute with club leadership regarding player signings and departures, he left the club altogether.
International career
Pavlin made 63 appearances for the senior
Slovenia national team between 1994 and 2004. He was a participant at the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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and
UEFA Euro 2000
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. During the second leg of Slovenia's Euro 2000 play-off against
Ukraine
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, it was Pavlin's goal which secured a 1–1 draw and an aggregate victory to send Slovenia to their first major tournament.
Personal life
Luka Pavlin
Luka Pavlin (born 16 October 1988) is a retired Slovenian football midfielder. His uncle is a well-known former Slovenian footballer Miran Pavlin
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, who is also a footballer, is his nephew.
Career statistics
International
:''Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pavlin goal.''
Honours
Porto
*
Taça de Portugal
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:
2000–01
Koper
*
Slovenian PrvaLiga
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:
2009–10
See also
*
Slovenian international players
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pavlin, Miran
1971 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kranj
Slovenian footballers
Association football midfielders
Slovenia international footballers
Slovenia under-21 international footballers
UEFA Euro 2000 players
2002 FIFA World Cup players
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
Slovenian Second League players
Cypriot First Division players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Primeira Liga players
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players
APOEL FC players
Dynamo Dresden players
SC Freiburg players
Karlsruher SC players
Olympiakos Nicosia players
FC Porto players
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players
FC Koper players
Slovenian expatriate footballers
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Expatriate footballers in Austria
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Germany