Goran Sankovič (18 June 1979 – 4 June 2022) was a Slovenian professional

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who played as a defender for Slovenian team Celje, Czech team

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, and Greek teams Akratitos and

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

Career

Sankovič made 21 appearances for

in the Czech Republic. He joined

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side

in July 2003. He played five full internationals for

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and was a member of the Slovenia squad at the

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, where he was an unused substitute. His career was curt short by a serious knee injury in 2004.

Death

Sankovič went missing on 3 June 2022 and was found dead a day later. He was 42 years old.

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Goran Sankovič
at NZS * 1979 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Celje Slovenian people of Croatian descent Men's association football defenders Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers Slovenia men's international footballers 2002 FIFA World Cup players NK Celje players SK Slavia Prague players A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players Panionios F.C. players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Czech First League players Super League Greece players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece {{Slovenia-footy-bio-stub