Jasmin Kurtić continues his slow but sure path to the throne: the Belarusian is only six games behind Boštjan Cesar
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His role in the national team is no longer what it used to be, but Jasmin Kurtić remains part of the Slovenian national team. He was part of the team at Euro 2024 and continues to wear the kit with the national emblem in the new season of the Nations League. He plays very little; in the last eight matches for Slovenia, he has logged less than half an hour of playing time in total, yet he has still added four appearances to his record, the latest being on Sunday against Kazakhstan, bringing him closer to the record. Jasmin Kurtić is slowly but surely chasing this record, and if he stays healthy and is called up by coach Matjaž Kek as he has been, which is beyond doubt, he could become the new record holder as early as next year.
So far, Jasmin Kurtić has played 95 matches for Slovenia, placing him on the podium. He is third in terms of appearances in the national jersey, with only two legendary defenders ahead of him, who are the only ones to reach the magical mark of 100. In second place is Bojan Jokić with exactly one hundred appearances, and in first place is Boštjan Cesar with one more. Interestingly, the former teammates from Verona’s Chievo are now expected to join forces in Maribor, specifically in the local coaching staff.
At just 35 years old, Jasmin Kurtić is not yet considering a transition to coaching; at the start of this gathering, he emphasized that he has never even thought about saying goodbye to the national team. The midfielder for the Italian second-division team Südtirol undoubtedly has several reasons to persist, from the World Championship, which he has never experienced, to aiming for first place on the list of players with the most appearances for Slovenia.
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Author: editorial Football Planet
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