Stanko Tavčar (2 February 1898 in Dobrova,

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– 11 July 1945 in

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) was a Yugoslav

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and later a

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.Career story
at Reprezentacija.rs He was the first Slovenian footballer who played in the Yugoslavia national team.

Football career

He was born in Dobrova, near Ljubljana, and spend his entire football career, from 1912 until 1922, playing as defender in ŠK Ilirija Ljubljana winning with them 3 Slovenian football championships. Playing as a full-back, light and with short stature, his main qualities were his great speed and technique making him one of the rare defenders of that period that were able to participate in offensive actions, as well. He played two matches in the Yugoslavia national team, both of them at the

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tournament in Belgium.

Post-playing career

He studied Medicine at

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and after retiring from football, he practiced medicine in Ljubljana,

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and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tavcar, Stanko 1898 births 1945 deaths People from the Municipality of Dobrova-Polhov Gradec Footballers from Ljubljana Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics ND Ilirija 1911 players Yugoslav physicians Charles University alumni Health professionals from Ljubljana