Sebastjan Cimirotič (born 14 September 1974) is a retired Slovenian

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player. He played for the

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and was a participant at the

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, scoring the nation's first ever World Cup goal.

International career

Cimirotič debuted for

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on 25 March 1998 against

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. He represented Slovenia at the

, scoring in their 3–1 defeat to

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Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cimirotič goal.''

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cimirotic, Sebastjan 1974 births Living people Footballers from Ljubljana Slovenian footballers Association football forwards NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players HNK Rijeka players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players U.S. Lecce players NK Celje players Incheon United FC players HNK Hajduk Split players NK Domžale players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Croatian Football League players Israeli Premier League players Serie A players Serie B players K League 1 players Slovenian Second League players Slovenian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in South Korea Expatriate footballers in Austria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria 2002 FIFA World Cup players Slovenia under-21 international footballers Slovenia international footballers

International career

Career statistics

International

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