Ermin Rakovič (born 7 September 1977) is a Slovenian retired

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er who played as a

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Career

Rakovič scored one goal in 15 caps for

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Personal life

In 2010, Rakovič was under investigation by

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, together with two other Olimpija Ljubljana players, for alleged match fixing in the

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match between Olimpija and

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. Rakovič publicly denied his involvement. In April 2011, Slovenian police investigated an illegal betting organization and have taken four persons into custody. In the days after it was reported that several present and former Slovenian footballers were allegedly involved and one of which was said to be Rakovič. After continuous claims that he was never involved in the illegal betting organization and that he has never placed any bets, Rakovič changed his statement in January 2012, stating that he was not aware that the organization where he placed his bets was illegal.

Honours

Beira Mar *

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: 1998–99 Maribor *

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: 2003–04 Domžale *

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: 2006–07 Interblock *Slovenian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09 *

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rakovic, Ermin 1977 births Living people Footballers from Maribor Men's association football forwards Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers Slovenia men's international footballers NK Ljubljana players NK Celje players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players C.D. Nacional players S.C. Beira-Mar players C.D. Aves players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players NK Maribor players NK Mura players NK Domžale players Diyarbakırspor footballers NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players NK Drava Ptuj (1933) players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Shenzhen F.C. players SV Spittal/Drau players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Slovenian Second League players Liga Portugal 2 players Primeira Liga players Israeli Premier League players Süper Lig players Chinese Super League players Austrian Landesliga players Austrian 2. Landesliga players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in China Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Slovenian football managers