Every story comes to an end, and Etien Velikonja has finished the last chapter of his: The experienced striker says goodbye to football
Just a few hours after we wrote that Etien Velikonja will no longer play for
Gorica
and that his football career was more likely than not over, the experienced striker officially announced. Etien Velikonja, who was last a member of Gorica but failed to prevent their relegation to 2. SNL, he finally hung up his cleats and said goodbye, stressing that he had no regrets. That every jersey he put on, he wore with pride. And that he is proud of the career that is behind him. It went far and high. He has achieved a lot, scored a lot of goals. He was a national champion and a Slovenian national player. He has played at home, he has played abroad, he has signed some very good contracts. Etien Velikonja has more than enough to be happy about…
Born in Šempeter near Gorizia, 34-year-old Etien Velikonja spent most of his career in Gorizia, where he started and finished playing football. He was also a member of Maribor, Cardiff City, Rio Ave, Liers, Olimpija, Genclerbirligija, Willem II and NEC Nijmegen. In his career as a member of the Slovenian national team, he played 413 matches and scored 149 goals, 3 times wearing the jersey of the Slovenian national team.
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