Saša Gajser (born 11 February 1974) is a Slovenian professional

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and former

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who played as a

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. He was internationally capped for

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, earning 27 appearances between 1999 and 2003.

Club career

Gajser started his professional career with

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in 1992. He stayed there for three seasons, making 22 appearances in all competitions. Later, he had spells with the second division sides Drava Ptuj and

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. After a season at

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, he signed with Rudar Velenje. He stayed there for two seasons, appearing in 64 league matches and scoring 6 goals before leaving for KAA Gent. After three seasons in Belgium, he moved to

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International career

Gajser made his debut for

in a February 1999

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against

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in Oman. He earned a total of 27 caps until his final match in 2003. With Slovenia, Gajser played at the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship and the

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Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gajser goal.''

Honours

Maribor * Slovenian Cup: 1991–92, 1993–94 Rudar Velenje *Slovenian Cup: 1997–98

References

External links

Saša Gajser
at NZS * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gajser, Sasa 1974 births Living people Footballers from Ptuj Men's association football midfielders Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players NK Maribor players NK Drava Ptuj (1933) players NK Ljubljana players NK Beltinci players NK Rudar Velenje players K.A.A. Gent players Olympiakos Nicosia players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Slovenian Second League players Belgian Pro League players Cypriot First Division players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Slovenian football managers NK Maribor managers NK Rudar Velenje managers Slovenian PrvaLiga managers