Peter Binkovski (born 28 June 1972) is a retired Slovenian
football
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midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, playing mainly for
Maribor
Maribor ( , , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is also the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor, th ...
and the
Slovenia national team before short spells in four other countries followed by a return clubs to his homeland. He was capped 16 times and scored one goal for Slovenia between 1994 and 1996.
International career
Binkovski made his debut for
Slovenia
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in a February 1994
friendly match
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against
Georgia
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, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for
Alfred Jermaniš
Alfred Jermaniš (born 21 January 1967) is a retired Slovenian football midfielder.
Jermaniš played in Slovenia, Japan, Austria and Cyprus. He won the Slovenian PrvaLiga title in 1991–92 with Olimpija and in 1995–96 with Gorica.
Jerma ...
, and earned a total of 16 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a November 1996
World Cup qualification
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match against
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.
Personal life
Binkovski's father
Boris was also a footballer.
(V Spomin) Boris Binkovski, 1944-2021
In Memory) Boris Binkovski, 1944-2021(in Slovenian), Dragiša Modrinjak, Vecer.com, 2 November 2021
See also
* Slovenian international players
* List of NK Maribor players
References
External links
Peter Binkovski
at NZS
*
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1972 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Yugoslav men's footballers
Slovenian men's footballers
Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers
Slovenia men's international footballers
Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games competitors for Slovenia
NK Maribor players
Östers IF players
Vegalta Sendai players
First Vienna FC players
Maccabi Jaffa F.C. players
NK Korotan Prevalje (1933) players
NK Rudar Velenje players
NK Domžale players
NK Železničar Maribor players
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
Allsvenskan players
Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Liga Leumit players
Slovenian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria