Suad Filekovic
Encyclopedia
Suad Filekovič is a Slovenia
n professional footballer who plays for Hapoel Ashkelon
in the Israeli Premier League.
and NK Maribor
in Slovenian PrvaLiga, NK Hajduk Split in the Croatian Prva HNL, Ergotelis FC
in the Greek Super League, R.E. Mouscron
in Belgium, and FC Krylia Sovetov Samara in the Russian Premier League
.
Filekovič initially joined English
Football League Championship
club Barnsley
on a week-long trial before signing a contract on 18 September 2009 until January 2010. He left the club by mutual consent on 23 October 2009. As the conract with Barnsley expired, Filekovič eventually returned to his former club NK Maribor
in January 2010. He was fortunately called up the national team
for the World Cup
, However, the World Cup team player became a free agent.
After being without a club since July 2010, struggling Israeli side Hapoel Ashkelon
has signed him on 22 January 2011.
.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n professional footballer who plays for Hapoel Ashkelon
Hapoel Ashkelon
Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club is currently in Liga Leumit and plays at the 10,000-capacity Sala Stadium.-History:...
in the Israeli Premier League.
Club career
Filekovič previously played for NK Olimpija LjubljanaNK Olimpija Ljubljana (1911)
NK Olimpija Ljubljana was a Slovenian association football club based in Ljubljana. The club had traced its origin back to 1911 when it was originally founded as SK Ilirija. It had gone through a series of mergers in the first half of the 20th century before adopting the name Olimpija in 1962...
and NK Maribor
NK Maribor
Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from...
in Slovenian PrvaLiga, NK Hajduk Split in the Croatian Prva HNL, Ergotelis FC
Ergotelis FC
Ergotelis FC is a Greek football club based in Heraklion, the largest city of the Greek island of Crete. The name itself, Ergotelis, was that of a famous ancient Cretan expatriate Olympic runner Ergoteles of Himera.-History:...
in the Greek Super League, R.E. Mouscron
R.E. Mouscron
R.E. Mouscron was a Belgian association football club from the municipality of Mouscron, Hainaut. In December 2009 they were declared bankrupt and suspended operations soon after marking the end of professional football in Mouscron.-History:...
in Belgium, and FC Krylia Sovetov Samara in the Russian Premier League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
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Filekovič initially joined English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Football League Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
club Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
on a week-long trial before signing a contract on 18 September 2009 until January 2010. He left the club by mutual consent on 23 October 2009. As the conract with Barnsley expired, Filekovič eventually returned to his former club NK Maribor
NK Maribor
Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from...
in January 2010. He was fortunately called up the national team
Slovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....
for the World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, However, the World Cup team player became a free agent.
After being without a club since July 2010, struggling Israeli side Hapoel Ashkelon
Hapoel Ashkelon
Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. is an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. The club is currently in Liga Leumit and plays at the 10,000-capacity Sala Stadium.-History:...
has signed him on 22 January 2011.
International career
Filekovič has made 14 appearances for the senior Slovenia national football teamSlovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....
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External links
- Player profile – NK Maribor
- Player profile – PrvaLiga
- Player profile – NZS