Žiga Lipušček

Žiga Lipušček (born 5 January 1997) is a Slovenian football defender who plays for Rigas FS.[2][3]

Žiga Lipušček
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997
Place of birth Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia[1]
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Rigas FS
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– Rigas FS 12 (5)
National team
2013 Slovenia U16 1 (0)
2015 Slovenia U19 1 (0)
2017–2018 Slovenia U21 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 July 2020

Personal life

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

  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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