Aleksander Šeliga (born 1 February 1980) is a former Slovenian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Early career

Šeliga played most of his career for hometown club Celje in the Slovenian PrvaLiga. With this club, he also participated in the UEFA Cup. In 2005, he joined Slavia Prague, but after an unsuccessful period with the Czech side, he returned to Celje.

Aleksander Šeliga

Sparta Rotterdam

In the summer of 2009, Šeliga was tested by two clubs in the Netherlands. The first club, SC Heerenveen, was in desperate need for a keeper. After training with the side, he did not get a contract. The second club where he tried his luck was Sparta Rotterdam. The club also needed a keeper, after Cássio Ramos returned to PSV Eindhoven after an ended loan-period. After a brief internship, Šeliga signed a contract for two years. In his first season with Sparta (2009–10), he was chosen as first keeper by a manager Frans Adelaar.

Aleksander Šeliga

International career

Šeliga earned his only appearance for the senior Slovenian national team on 3 March 2010, after taking the field as a substitute in an international friendly against Qatar in Maribor, which Slovenia had subsequently won 4–1.

Aleksander Šeliga

Honours

Celje

Slovenian Cup: 2004–05

Olimpija

Slovenian Championship: 2015–16

References

External links

Player profile at NZS

1980 births

Living people

Footballers from Celje

Slovenian men's footballers

Slovenia men's youth international footballers

Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers

Slovenia men's international footballers

Men's association football goalkeepers

NK Celje players

Slovenian expatriate men's footballers

Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic

Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic

Czech First League players

Slovenian PrvaLiga players

SK Slavia Prague players

Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands

Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands

Eredivisie players

Sparta Rotterdam players

NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players

FC Drava Ptuj players

2010 FIFA World Cup players