Mladen Rudonja
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Mladen Rudonja ({{#if:Sl-Mladen Rudonja.oga|{{#ifexist:Media:Sl-Mladen Rudonja.oga|<phonos file="Sl-Mladen Rudonja.oga">listen</phonos>|{{errorTemplate:Main other|Audio file "Sl-Mladen Rudonja.oga" not found}}Template:Category handler}}}}) (born 26 July 1971) is a Slovenian retired footballer. He most often played as a winger (usually on the left side) or striker.
International careerEdit
Rudonja made his debut for the Slovenia national team in a February 1994 friendly match against Georgia.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Despite being an attacker, he did not score a goal for the team until his 53rd cap – in the second leg of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoffs against Romania in Bucharest.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The match ended with a score of 1–1, a result that was enough to secure Slovenia's first-ever qualification for the main World Cup event.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rudonja played 65 matches for Slovenia.<ref name=":0" />
Personal lifeEdit
His son Roy is a former professional footballer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Template:Slovenia Squad 2000 UEFA Euro Template:Slovenia Squad 2002 World Cup