Rajko Tavčar (born 21 July 1974) is a Slovenian

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who played as a

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International career

Tavčar made his debut for

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in an August 2000

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away against the

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, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Đoni Novak, and earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. He was a participant at the

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. and played his final international game there against

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Rajko Tavčar
at FuPa 1974 births Living people Footballers from Kranj German people of Slovenian descent Men's association football midfielders Men's association football fullbacks Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's international footballers 2002 FIFA World Cup players SpVgg Unterhaching players FC Augsburg players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players SV Wehen Wiesbaden players SC Fortuna Köln players 1. FC Nürnberg players SV Wacker Burghausen players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players SpVgg Unterhaching II players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Bundesliga players Landesliga players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Slovenia-footy-bio-stub