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Žiga Lipušček

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Žiga Lipušček
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
RFS
Number 43
Youth career
0000–2013 Gorica
2013–2016 Maribor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Maribor B 28 (4)
2017–2020 Gorica 60 (8)
2020– RFS 111 (20)
International career
2013 Slovenia U16 1 (0)
2015 Slovenia U19 1 (0)
2017–2018 Slovenia U21 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024

Žiga Lipušček (born 5 January 1997) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a defender for RFS.[2][3]

Personal life

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In August 2016, Lipušček was involved in a car crash that killed two of his Maribor B teammates, while the third one suffered serious injuries and had to retire.[4] Lipušček, however, suffered only minor injuries.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ V. U. (11 February 2020). "Nekdanji mladinec Maribora se seli v Latvijo". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  2. ^ Žiga Lipušček at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Žiga Lipušček at Soccerway
  4. ^ Miha Dajčman (13 August 2018). "(VIDEO) Nogometaš Gorice Lipušček po vzklikih Viol dobil solzne oči". Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. ^ Sijan Pretnar; Aleš Sorta (4 August 2016). "Usodna vožnja v rdečo luč". Primorske novice (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Two Maribor players killed in car crash". Reuters. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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