Full name Fabijan Cipot Name Fabijan Cipot Playing position Role Football player | Years Team Height 1.97 m Position Defender | |
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Date of birth (1976-08-25) 25 August 1976 (age 39) Number 6 (NK Rudar Velenje / Defender) | ||
Fabijan Cipot (born 25 August 1976 in Murska Sobota) is a Slovenian football defender.
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Club career
Cipot started his career at his hometown club Bakovci. As a youngster he moved to a nearby Mura. He made his Mura debut on 7 May 1997 in a 1. SNL tie with Rudar Velenje. In following season he established himself as a regular first team player. In January 2000 he left Mura and signed with Maribor. He spent there four seasons before moving to Qatar sides Al-Sadd SC and Al-Arabi SC. After three seasons in Qatar, he returned to Europe. His trial in summer 2005 at Norwegian Brann ended with heavy injury suffered in a friendly with Birmingham City. He returned in spring 2006, playing for Nafta Lendava. In summer 2006 he signed with Maribor. After a year in Maribor, he moved to Swiss side Lucerne. In February 2008 he left Lucerne and signed with Rudar Velenje. In June 2011 he left Rudar Velenje and signed a contract with Mura 05.
International career
He has been capped 26 times for the Slovenian national team between 1999 and 2007.