Saša Živec

Saša Aleksander Živec (born 2 April 1991) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Zagłębie Lubin.

Saša Živec
Personal information
Full name Saša Aleksander Živec
Date of birth (1991-04-02) 2 April 1991
Place of birth Šempeter pri Gorici, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Zagłębie Lubin
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2007 Gorica
2007–2009 Bilje
2009–2010 Primorje
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Primorje 48 (2)
2011 CSKA Sofia 3 (0)
2012–2014 Domžale 27 (10)
2013–2014 → Gorica (loan) 31 (6)
2014–2018 Piast Gliwice 102 (15)
2017 → Latina Calcio 1932 (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 Omonia 12 (0)
2019– Zagłębie Lubin 44 (10)
National team‡
2009 Slovenia U19 1 (0)
2010–2011 Slovenia U21 2 (0)
2020– Slovenia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2020

Club career

Primorje

On 16 July 2010, Živec made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut for Primorje in a 4–1 away defeat to Koper.[1] On 29 August 2010, he scored his first league goal and Primorje's fifth in a 5–1 home win over Olimpija Ljubljana.[2] Živec netted his second goal of the season as he scored the winning strike in a 1–0 away victory over Rudar Velenje on 7 May 2011.[3] He made 31 league appearances during the 2010–11 season,[1] but Primorje finished last and was relegated to the Slovenian Second League.[4]

CSKA Sofia

On 14 June 2011, Živec joined CSKA Sofia on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee believed to be around €100,000.[5] On 16 July 2011, he scored his first goal for CSKA Sofia in a friendly match against Cracovia Krakow.[6] Živec made his competitive debut for the club on 30 July 2011, appearing as a substitute in a 3–1 win in the 2011 Bulgarian Supercup against Litex Lovech.[7] He spent most of his time with CSKA on the bench and his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 29 November 2011.[8]

Domžale

After breaking his contract with CSKA Sofia, Živec returned to his native Slovenia and on 9 February 2012 joined Domžale on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[9] Živec made his competitive debut for the club on 10 March 2012 in a 2–1 defeat against Maribor and also scored his debut goal for the team.[10] On 17 March 2012, Živec scored again in a 2–1 home defeat against his former youth club Gorica.[11] Just four days later he scored again, this time in a 4–3 victory over Mura 05.[12] He opened the 2012–13 season with a 2–1 away victory over Olimpija Ljubljana, in which he scored both goals for his team.[13]

Omonia

On 4 July 2018, Živec signed for Cypriot First Division club AC Omonia.[14]

Zagłębie Lubin

On 27 June 2019, Živec returned to Ekstraklasa by signing with Zagłębie Lubin. He made his debut for the club on 26 July 2019 in a 1–0 defeat to Górnik Zabrze. He scored his first goal for Zagłębie on 10 August 2019 against Arka Gdynia.

International career

On 3 September 2020, Živec made his senior international debut for Slovenia against Greece in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.[15]

References
  1. "Saša Aleksander Živec – statistika sezone 2010/11" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. "Primorje 5–1 Olimpija" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. "Rudar 0–1 Primorje" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. Uredništvo (1 June 2011). "Primorje izgubilo pokrovitelja". nogomania.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. "ЦСКА взе словенски национал" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  6. "CSKA Sofia – Cracovia Krakow 2–1" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  7. "CSKA Sofia wins the Supercup" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  8. "Саша Живец официално разтрогна с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  9. A. G. (9 February 2012). "Živec okrepil Domžalčane" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  10. M. R. (10 March 2012). "Velikonja in Volaš porazila Domžale, v Kopru 0:0" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  11. Uredništvo (19 March 2012). "Nogometaši Hita Gorice v Domžalah kot doma" (in Slovenian). Primorske novice. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  12. "Mura 3–4 Domžale" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  13. A. V. (15 July 2012). "Video: Živec pošteno skravžljal živce Olimpiji" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  14. "Ανακοίνωσε Sasa Zivec" [Sasa Zivec announced] (in Greek). Kerkida. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  15. "V Stožicah brez zmagovalca". nzs.si (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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