Marko Šuler

Marko Šuler

Personal information
Full name	Marko Šuler[1]
Date of birth	9 March 1983
Place of birth	Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Maribor
Number	4
Youth career
1991–1995	Partizan
1996–1999	Klagenfurt
1999–2001	Kärnten
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2004	Dravograd	44	(0)
2004–2008	Gorica	106	(7)
2008–2012	Gent	106	(4)
2012	→ Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)	14	(0)
2012–2013	Legia Warsaw	7	(0)
2014–	Maribor	54	(4)
National team^‡
2002–2004	Slovenia U21	16	(3)
2008–2013	Slovenia	39	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 February 2013

Marko Šuler (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈmarko ˈʃulər]; born 9 March 1983 in Slovenj Gradec) is a Slovenian football player who plays for Maribor in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.^[2][3]

Šuler usually plays as a centre back. He is known for his speed, good heading skills and his leadership on the pitch.

International career

Marko Šuler earned his first cap for Slovenia team in a friendly match against Hungary in March 2008. He scored his first goal for Slovenia on 20 August 2008 in a friendly match against Croatia.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 August 2008	Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia	Croatia	1–0	2–3	Friendly
2.	14 October 2009	Stadio Olimpico, San Marino, San Marino	San Marino	0–3	0–3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	11 September 2012	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Norway	0–1	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Dravograd

• Slovenian Second League: 2001–02

Gorica

• Slovenian First League: 2004–05, 2005–06

Gent

• Belgian Cup: 2009–10

Hapoel Tel Aviv

• Israel State Cup: 2011–12

Legia Warsaw

• Polish Championship (Ekstraklasa): 2012–13
• Polish Cup :2012–13

Maribor

• Slovenian First League (2): 2013–14, 2014–15
• Slovenian Supercup: 2014

See also

• Slovenian international players
• NK Maribor players

References

1. "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
2. NK Maribor (13 December 2013). "Marko Šuler v Ljudskem vrtu do 2017" [Marko Šuler in Ljudski vrt until 2017] (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
3. Uredništvo (13 December 2013). "Uradno: Šuler v Mariboru" [Official: Šuler in Maribor] (in Slovenian). Nogomania. Retrieved 13 December 2013.

External links

• Official website (Slovene) (English)
• NK Maribor profile (Slovene)
• Player profile at NZS (Slovene)
• Marko Šuler at National-Football-Teams.com