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Spasoje Bulajič (born 24 November 1975 in
Slovenj Gradec Slovenj Gradec (; german: Windischgrätz'', ''after about 1900 ''Windischgraz'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec. It is part of the historical Styria region, and since 2005 it has belo ...
) is a
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n
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who has represented his country at the
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and the
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.


Club career

Born in
Slovenj Gradec Slovenj Gradec (; german: Windischgrätz'', ''after about 1900 ''Windischgraz'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec. It is part of the historical Styria region, and since 2005 it has belo ...
, Bulajič started his football career at his home club Rudar Velenje. In the 1994–95 season he had short spell at Olimpija Ljubljana. After two seasons in
Celje ) , pushpin_map = Slovenia , pushpin_label_position = left , pushpin_map_caption = Location of the city of Celje in Slovenia , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Cou ...
, he moved to
Maribor Maribor ( , , , ; also known by other historical names) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Lower Styria. It is also the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor, the seat of the Drava stati ...
. He was named 1997 Slovenian Youth Footballer of the Year and 1998 Slovenian Footballer of the Year, as Maribor won two consecutive Slovenian Championships and one
Slovenian Cup Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Sl ...
. Later he played for German
Köln Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million ...
and
Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...
, Slovenian Mura Murska Sobota and Cypriot
AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, translation=Athletic Union of Limassol) commonly known as AEL, is a Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL also maintain ...
and
AEP Paphos FC AEP Paphos ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Πάφος, ''Athlitiki Enosi Pafos''; "Athletic Union Paphos") was a Cypriot football club based in Paphos. The club was formed in 2000 after the merger of the two clubs of Paphos, APOP and Evagoras. ...
. In the 2008–09 season, he again played for Celje.


International career

Bulajič made his debut for
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in a March 1998
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away against
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, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Andrej Poljšak, and earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 1 goal. He was a participant at the
Euro 2000 The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, also known as Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, a football tournament held every four years and organised by UEFA, the sport's governing body in Europe. The finals tournament wa ...
and
World Cup 2002 The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea ...
. His final international was an April 2004 friendly away against Switzerland.


International goals

:''Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.''


Honours

;Maribor *
Slovenian PrvaLiga The Slovenian PrvaLiga ( sl, Prva slovenska nogometna liga, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten club ...
: 1996–97, 1997–98 *
Slovenian Cup Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Sl ...
: 1996–97 ;AEP Paphos *
Cypriot Second Division The Cypriot Second Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας) is the second highest football division of the Cypriot football league system. Administrated by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with ...
: 2007–08


See also

* Slovenian international players *
List of NK Maribor players Nogometni klub Maribor is an association football club from Maribor, Slovenia. The club was founded in 1960 and joined the Football Association of Yugoslavia the same year. It remained a member until Slovenia gained its independence in 1991, w ...


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at NZS * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulajic, Spasoje 1975 births Living people Footballers from Slovenj Gradec Men's association football defenders Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players NK Rudar Velenje players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players NK Celje players NK Maribor players 1. FC Köln players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players NK Mura players AEL Limassol players AEP Paphos FC players Slovenian PrvaLiga players 2. Bundesliga players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus