Matjaž or Matjaz is a given name. It may refer to: *

King Matjaž King Matjaž/Mátyás/Matijaš (, , ) is a mythological king, legendary king in Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia and in some other countries, based on pre-Christian traditions of Carantania and in course of centuries gradually linked to a real-life king ...

, legendary king in Slovenia, as well as Croatia and elsewhere * Matjaž Brumen (born 1982), Slovenian handball player * Matjaž Ceraj (born 1983), Slovenian judoka * Matjaž Cvikl (1967–1999), Slovenian footballer who played in a forward role * Matjaž Debelak (born 1965), Slovenian ski jumper * Matjaž Florijančič (born 1967), former Slovenian football (soccer) player * Matjaz Godina (1768–1835), Slovene Lutheran pastor, writer and teacher in Hungary * Matjaž Kek (born 1961), former Slovenian footballer and a coach * Matjaž Klopčič (1934–2007), Slovenian film director and screenwriter *

Matjaž Kopitar Matjaž Kopitar (born 6 November 1965) Career profile oeliteprospects.com/ref> is a Slovenian former professional ice hockey player. He is the father of the ice hockey players Gašper Kopitar, Gašper and Anže Kopitar. Playing career Kopitar b ...

(born 1965), retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player * Matjaž Kozelj (born 1970), retired male butterfly swimmer from Slovenia * Matjaž Markič (born 1983), male breaststroke swimmer from Slovenia * Matjaž Mlakar (born 1981), professional handball player *

Matjaž Perc Matjaž Perc is Professor of Physics at the University of Maribor in Slovenia, and director of thComplex Systems Center Maribor He is member of Academia Europaea and among top 1% most cited physicists according to Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Rese ...

(born 1979), Slovenian physicist * Matjaž Pograjc (born 1967, theatre director and one of Slovenia's most prominent theatre artists * Matjaž Rozman (born 1987), Slovenian footballer *

Matjaž Schmidt Matjaž Schmidt (7 February 1948 – 29 September 2010) was a Slovenes, Slovene artist and illustrator, best known for his Children's literature, children's books illustrations and comic strips. Schmidt was born in Ljubljana. After high school, ...

(1948–2010), Slovene artist and illustrator, known for children's books illustrations * Matjaž Sekelj (born 1960), retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player * Matjaž Šinkovec (born 1951), Slovenian diplomat, politician, translator, journalist and science fiction writer * Matjaž Smodiš (born 1979), Slovenian professional basketball player * Matjaž Vrhovnik (born 1972), former Slovenian former alpine skier * Matjaž Zupan (born 1966), slovene ski jumper who competed for the former Yugoslavia from 1987 to 1994

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