Renato Kotnik (born 1 March 1970) is a Slovene retired

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player, who played as a

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Career

During most of his playing career Kotnik represented

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, Korotan and

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in the Slovenian highest division, the Slovenian PrvaLiga, where he has made 172 appearances and scored 20 goals. He has spent the most time in Maribor where he has made 181 competitive appearances for the club and scored 20 goals in the process. During the final years of his career, Kotnik played for amateur clubs in the

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n football system. In one of those clubs, SV Schwanberg, Kotnik finished his career during the 2006–07 season.

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1970 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Slovenian men's footballers NK Maribor players NK Korotan Prevalje (1933) players NK Beltinci players FC Wels players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Austrian 2. Landesliga players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria {{Slovenia-footy-bio-stub