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Dalibor Stevanovic

  • Position: Midfielder
  • Squad number: 21
  • Date of birth: 27 September, 1984 (25 years old)
  • Height: 6'0" (183cm)

Tournament totals

Games played Shots on target | off target
0 Dalibor Stevanovic
0|0 Dalibor Stevanovic
0 As substitute
19|7 Total Slovenia
20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan
3 Total Slovenia
12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder
Goals Assists
0 Dalibor Stevanovic
0 Dalibor Stevanovic
3 Total Slovenia
3 Total Slovenia
6 Best Diego Forlan
Fouls by | on Cards yellow | red
0|0 Dalibor Stevanovic
0|0 Dalibor Stevanovic
37|46 Total Slovenia
9|0 Total Slovenia
20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel
25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta

Slovenia games played

  1. Algeria 0-1 Slovenia
    Sunday, 13 June Match report
  2. Slovenia 2-2 United States
    Friday, 18 June Match report
  3. Slovenia 0-1 England
    Wednesday, 23 June Match report

Player profile

The attacking midfielder was once the most coveted player in Slovenia but his career has stalled in recent years. His 2009/10 season started badly when his club, Vitesse Arnhem, fined him for walking out following his half-time substitution against Den Haag, but he showed sufficient glimpses of his early promise to play in Slovenia’s last four World Cup qualifers.

He marked his only start with his first international goal in the 3-0 win against San Marino. Stevanovic joined Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem in January 2009 following a short-lived spell in Israel with Maccabi Petah Tikvah. He made just 10 appearances in the Israeli league before leaving when the club failed to pay his wages.

Stevanovic came to the fore as a youngster with his good touch and eye for goal at Domzale in Slovenia. He left for Real Sociedad in January 2006 but suffered relegation the following year after making only eight league starts in 18 months. A loan spell with Second Division Alaves in 2007/08 brought only more frustration.

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