Igor Benedejčič (born 28 July 1969) is a Slovenian retired

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who played as a

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. Benedejčič was capped for the Slovenia national team. In 1992, he scored Slovenia's first ever international goal in the nation's debut match against

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International career

In 1992, Benedejčič became the first player to score for

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in an official international match when he scored the equaliser in a friendly match against

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, a game which finished 1–1. He played a total of 8 matches for the national team, scoring 1 goal.

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Igor Benedejčič
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