Rudi Istenič

Rudi Istenič
Personal information
Full name	Rudi Istenič
Date of birth	10 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Cologne, West Germany
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1991	Germania Hackenbroich
1991–1992	Bayer Dormagen
1992–1993	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1995	SV Straelen
1995–1999	Fortuna Düsseldorf
1999–2001	KFC Uerdingen 05
2001–2003	Eintracht Braunschweig
2002–2003	→ Eintracht Braunschweig II
2003–2004	KSV Hessen Kassel
2004–2005	Eintracht Baunatal
2005–2006	SV Siegfried Materborn 1927
International career
1997–2000	Slovenia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudi Istenič (born 10 January 1971 in Cologne, West Germany) is a retired Slovenian football player.^[1]

Career

Born to Slovenian parents in Germany, he played as a youngster at Germania Hackenbroich and Bayer Dormagen. After a spell at SV Straelen, he played in the Bundesliga with Fortuna Düsseldorf. Later he played for KFC Uerdingen 05, Eintracht Braunschweig and KSV Hessen Kassel.

Istenič made 17 appearances for the senior Slovenia national football team.^[2] He was a participant at the Euro 2000.

^ "Istenic, Rudi" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
^ "Rudi Istenič" (in Slovene). NZS. Retrieved 12 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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