Aleš Križan (born 25 July 1971) is a Slovenian retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a defender.

Club career

Križan most notably played in England for

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The town's population was 71,422 in 2021, while the wider boroug ...

having joined from

Maribor Maribor ( , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is the seat of the ...

. He played in the 1997–98 Premier League with the South Yorkshire club, appearing in 12 matches as a starter. However, they were relegated after that season and he only played one more league game in the next two seasons for Barnsley after John Hendrie became the manager and also after breaking a leg at the beginning of season. He left the team in 2000, shortly after his teammates lost the playoff final to Ipswich Town. After retiring from professional football, he played amateur football in Austria for SV Wildon and USV Mettersdorf.

International career

Križan was capped 25 times for the Slovenia national team between 1992 and 1998.

References

External links

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