Etien Velikonja finally took off his Gorica jersey: the professional management did not recognise the need for him to continue being part of the team
In March, we wrote about Etien Velikonja ‘s increasingly open flirtation with the end of his rich career, and apparently now is indeed the moment to say goodbye. As revealed by Uroš Blažica, President of the
Gorica
, Etien Velikonja has finally hung up his cleats, and interestingly enough, he was more than obviously helped in his decision by Nova Gorica. Etien Velikonja – at least this is what the president told Primorske novice – was no longer welcome in the Gorica dressing room. Or as Blažica put it, “The professional management did not recognise the need for (Velikonja and Matija Širok, who also finished his career, op. a.) to continue to be part of the team.”
Etien Velikonja, already 34 years old, returned to Nova Gorica in 2021 after leaving Dutch club NEC Nijmegen. He has also previously played for Willem II, Genclerbirligi, Olimpija, Cardiff City, Lierse, Rio Ave and
Maribor
. In his career he scored 73 goals in 246 games in the Telemach First League, was a Slovenian international three times and wore the Gorica jersey 232 times. As a member of the club, he scored 77 goals. But every story comes to an end; Velikonja’s New Year’s story came to an end this summer. Whether he really said the last one in football will be known soon…
This text was automatically translated using AI.
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