Mladen Rudonja () (born 26 July 1971) is a retired Slovenian

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. He most often played as a winger (usually on the left) or

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. Despite this, he did not score a goal for the Slovenian national team until his 53rd cap – in the second leg of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoffs against

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. The match ended with a score of 1–1, a result that was enough to secure Slovenia's first-ever qualification for the main World Cup event. His son, named Roy, is also a footballer.

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at NZS * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rudonja, Mladen 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Koper Slovenian footballers Association football wingers FC Koper players NK Zagreb players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players NK Marsonia players ND Gorica players NK Primorje players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Portsmouth F.C. players Apollon Limassol FC players Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Croatian Football League players Belgian First Division A players English Football League players Cypriot First Division players Slovenian Second League players Slovenian expatriate footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate footballers in Croatia Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate footballers in Austria UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Slovenia international footballers Association football chairmen and investors

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