Mišo Brečko (; born 1 May 1984) is a Slovenian former professional

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who played as a

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. He spent most of his career in Germany, most notably with

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. At international level, he made 77 appearances for the Slovenia national team, also participating at the

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Club career

Born in

Trbovlje Trbovlje (; german: Trifail''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.) is Slovenia's tenth-largest town, and the seat of the Municipality o ...

, Brečko started his career at Rudar Trbovlje youth sides. During his time at high school, he played few games for

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. In the 2003–04 season he made 21 appearances for Šmartno in the PrvaLiga. In July 2004 he joined

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. He made seven appearances in his first season. In the 2005–06 season he was loaned to

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

. In the next season (2006–07), he was loaned to

FC Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. ...

. After two successful seasons in

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, he played 14 games for HSV during 2007–08 season. He joined

on free transfer in summer 2008, signing a three-year deal. In 2010 the contract was extended until 2013.

International career

Brečko's first international experience came at the youth level, playing for the Slovenian U17 and U21 teams. He made 15 appearances for the Slovenia U21 team. He made his senior international debut in a friendly match against

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on 17 November 2004 in

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. He represented Slovenia at the

and gained 77 international appearances.

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Slovenian statistics

National team profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brecko, Miso 1984 births Living people People from Trbovlje Slovenian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Slovenia men's international footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers Slovenia men's youth international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players Hamburger SV players FC Hansa Rostock players FC Erzgebirge Aue players 1. FC Köln players 1. FC Nürnberg players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Slovenian football managers Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany