Marko Božič (born 7 February 1984) is a retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Božič played for Mura and

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. He played both legs of UEFA Cup qualification for Koper that season, before went to

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on 5 September 2007.

International career

He was called up for a friendly match against

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on 18 August 2004, but did not play in the match. He was capped for Slovenia U21 in

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and

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. At U19 level, he was in the squad of Slovenian U19 team entered the second qualifying round of the 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

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