Saša Gajser

Saša Gajser (born 11 February 1974) is a Slovenian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He was internationally capped for Slovenia, earning 27 appearances between 1999 and 2003.

Saša Gajser

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-02-11) 11 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Ptuj, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Drava Ptuj (head coach)
Youth career
	Aluminij
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1994	Maribor	17	(1)
1994–1995	Drava Ptuj
1995–1996	Železničar Ljubljana
1996–1997	Beltinci	29	(2)
1997–1999	Rudar Velenje	64	(6)
1999–2002	KAA Gent	76	(4)
2002–2003	Olympiakos Nicosia	21	(3)
International career
1999–2003	Slovenia	27	(1)
Managerial career
2011–2021	Maribor (assistant)
2015	Maribor (interim)
2020	Maribor (interim)
2021	Maribor (interim)
2024–	Drava Ptuj
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Gajser started his professional career with Maribor in 1992. He stayed there for three seasons, making 22 appearances in all competitions.^[2] Later, he had spells with the second division sides Drava Ptuj and Ljubljana. After a season at Beltinci, he signed with Rudar Velenje. He stayed there for two seasons, appearing in 64 league matches and scoring 6 goals^[3] before leaving for KAA Gent. After three seasons in Belgium, he moved to Olympiakos Nicosia.

International career

Gajser made his debut for Slovenia in a February 1999 friendly match against Switzerland in Oman.^[4] He earned a total of 27 caps until his final match in 2003.^[5] With Slovenia, Gajser played at the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gajser goal.

List of international goals scored by Saša Gajser

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 February 1999	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	Oman	2–0	7–0	Friendly

Honours

Maribor

• Slovenian Cup: 1991–92, 1993–94^[6]

Rudar Velenje

• Slovenian Cup: 1997–98^[6]

References

1. "Saša Gajser – osebni karton" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
2. "Gajser Saša – nastopi" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
3. "Saša Gajser – Nogometna zveza Slovenije". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
4. "Saša Gajser, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
5. "Appearances for Slovenia National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
6. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Saša Gajser". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

External links

• Saša Gajser at NZS (in Slovene)
• Saša Gajser at WorldFootball.net
• Saša Gajser at National-Football-Teams.com
• Saša Gajser at FBref.com
• Saša Gajser at EU-Football.info