Playing position Name Matej Rapnik Current team Nonthaburi F.C. 2000–2003 Korotan Position Defender | 2000 MNK Fuzinar Height 1.90 m Number - Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1990-02-24) 24 February 1990 (age 25) Place of birth Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Matej rapnik nogometas bravo1 interblock po tekmi z dobom
Matej Rapnik (born 24 February 1990) is a Slovenian professional footballer who currently plays for Police United. A strong and cultured centre-back who can also fill in at left-back, he has captained Slovenia from under-15 level up to under-19 level and played for the under-21s.
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- Matej rapnik nogometas bravo1 interblock po tekmi z dobom
- Club career
- International career
- Interblock
- References
Club career
Rapnik began his career with NK Bravo in the Ljubljanska league in the Slovenian Regional League, the fourth tier of the Slovenian league system. In July 2007 he signed for Scottish Premier League side Heart of Midlothian where he impressed for the reserve side and made the bench on several occasions but never made a first team appearance. Perhaps his most famous moment with the Edinburgh club came when he defeated team-mate Gary Glen on Soccer AM's Skill Skool. On 30 January 2009 it was revealed that he had left the Jambos to return to Slovenia.
On 9 February 2009 Rapnik joined Interblock in his home town of Ljubljana on a three-year contract. He made his debut against Koper on 21 February 2009 and scored his first goal a week later against Rudar Velenje in a 2–1 defeat. However, he could not help his new team to better than a 9th-place finish in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, which meant they had to face a relegation play-off. They were beaten 4–0 on aggregate by Triglav Kranj and were consigned to the Slovenian Second League for the 2010–11 season. He was named team captain following the departure of Ermin Rakovič. After the 2011-12 season Interblock merged with Rapnik's former club NK Bravo to become NK Bravo1 Interblock and began to field only youth teams and therefore no longer had a senior squad, leading to Rapnik's departure after 67 appearances and seven goals in all competitions.
On 24 August 2012, Slovenian PrvaLiga club Celje announced that they had signed Rapnik. He made his competitive debut on 16 September 2012 in a 1–0 away defeat to Koper.
International career
Rapnik has represented and captained his country at several youth levels, including under-19s. He featured in all three of their games as they finished bottom of their group at the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Ukraine, which included a 7-1 thrashing by England. He is currently a member of the under-21 team, having made his debut in a 2-1 defeat to Croatia on 16 November 2010.