Goran Sankovič | |
Birth Date: | 1979 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Celje, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Death Place: | Slovenia |
Height: | 1.86 m |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1996–2001 |
Clubs1: | Celje |
Caps1: | 99 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2001–2002 |
Clubs2: | Slavia Prague |
Caps2: | 21 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2002–2003 |
Clubs3: | Akratitos |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2003–2004 |
Clubs4: | Panionios |
Caps4: | 1 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 121 |
Totalgoals: | 2 |
Nationalyears1: | 1994–1995 |
Nationalteam1: | Slovenia U16 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 1997 |
Nationalteam2: | Slovenia U18 |
Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 1998 |
Nationalteam3: | Slovenia U20 |
Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 1998–2001 |
Nationalteam4: | Slovenia U21 |
Nationalcaps4: | 20 |
Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
Nationalyears5: | 2001–2002 |
Nationalteam5: | Slovenia |
Nationalcaps5: | 5 |
Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
Goran Sankovič (18 June 1979 – 4 June 2022) was a Slovenian professional footballer who played as a defender for Slovenian team Celje, Czech team Slavia Prague, and Greek teams Akratitos and Panionios.[1]
Sankovič made 21 appearances for Slavia Prague in the Czech Republic.[2] He joined Greek Superleague side Panionios in July 2003.[3]
He played five full internationals for Slovenia[4] and was a member of the Slovenia squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he was an unused substitute.[5]
His career was curt short by a serious knee injury in 2004.[6]
Sankovič went missing on 3 June 2022 and was found dead a day later. He was 42 years old.[7]