 Kronaveter in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1986-12-07)7 December 1986 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Gamlitz | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2005 | Železničar Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Železničar Maribor | 59 | (34) |
| 2005–2009 | Drava Ptuj | 111 | (28) |
| 2010 | Rudar Velenje | 15 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | Energie Cottbus | 31 | (3) |
| 2011 | Energie Cottbus II | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Győri ETO | 38 | (7) |
| 2015 | Petrolul Ploiești | 12 | (2) |
| 2015–2019 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 94 | (44) |
| 2019–2023 | Maribor | 115 | (30) |
| 2023–2024 | SV Allerheiligen | 25 | (6) |
| 2024– | FC Gamlitz | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Slovenia U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Slovenia U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Slovenia | 4 | (1) |
| 2017 | Slovenia B | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 July 2024 | |||
Rok Kronaveter (born 7 December 1986) is a Slovenianfootballer who plays as amidfielder for Austrian club FC Gamlitz.
Kronaveter began his football career playing for hometown clubŽelezničar Maribor at the age of ten.[1] On 16 March 2003, at the age of 16, he made his senior début for the team during theSlovenian Second League match againstJadran Hrpelje-Kozina, appearing as a second-half substitute.[2] In the summer of 2006, he joined thetop division sideDrava Ptuj and signed his first professional contract.[3] In January 2010, he signed a one-year contract withRudar Velenje.[4]
In August 2010, Kronaveter moved abroad for the first time and joinedEnergie Cottbus, signing a three-year contract.[5] However, his contract was terminated in June 2012, and he signed for Hungarian sideGyőri ETO soon afterwards.[6] With Győri, he won his first career honour as the team won the 2012–13national title.[7] He left Győri in September 2014 by mutual consent.[8] After almost six months without a club, he signed for Romanian sidePetrolul Ploiești in March 2015.[9]
In June 2015, Kronaveter returned to Slovenia and signed forOlimpija Ljubljana.[10] With Olimpija, he won two league titles (2015–16 and2017–18); in 2015–16, he was also the league's top goalscorer with 17 goals.[11] In June 2019, Kronaveter signed a two-year contract with Olimpija'sarch-rivalsMaribor.[12] For Maribor, he scored on his début during the2019–20 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round match againstValur, converting a late-gamepenalty kick for a 3–0 victory.[13]
Between 2005 and 2007, Kronaveter played for Slovenian under-20 andunder-21 teams, for which he scored one goal in eight appearances.[14]He made his debut for thesenior team on 30 May 2016 in a 0–0 draw againstSweden.[15]
Kronaveter scored his first international goal for Slovenia on 8 October 2016 in a 1–0 victory overSlovakia.[16]
Rok Kronaveter was born inMaribor,[17]Slovenia (then part ofYugoslavia), and lived inMalečnik as a toddler, before moving to Maribor at the age of two.[18] His father was a footballer, while his mother was ahandball player.[18] His older brother, David, is also a former footballer.[18][19] Growing up his idol was Brazilian forwardRonaldo.[18]
In 2012, Kronaveter married his long-term partner Sandra. He has two children, a daughter Adriana (born 2011) and a son Lukas (2013).[18][19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Železničar Maribor | 2002–03 | Slovenian Second League | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2003–04 | Slovenian Third League | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 14 | ||||
| 2004–05 | Slovenian Third League | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | 17 | ||||
| 2005–06 | Slovenian Third League | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 59 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 37 | ||
| Drava Ptuj | 2005–06 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 10 | |||
| 2006–07 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 8 | ||||
| 2007–08 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 3 | 31 | 8 | |||
| 2009–10 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 111 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 119 | 32 | ||
| Rudar Velenje | 2009–10 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2010–11 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
| Energie Cottbus | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Energie Cottbus II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Győri ETO | 2012–13 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 19 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 29 | 11 | ||
| 2013–14 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15 | ||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2014–15 | Liga I | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 2015–16 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 30 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 17 | |||
| 2016–17 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 22 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 8 | |||
| 2018–19 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 25 | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | 7[d] | 1 | — | 35 | 21 | |||
| Total | 94 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 50 | ||
| Maribor | 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 28 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[e] | 3 | — | 37 | 17 | ||
| 2020–21 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 31 | 7 | |||
| 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | |||
| 2022–23 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[g] | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | |||
| Total | 115 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 33 | ||
| Career total | 481 | 152 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 563 | 176 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | |||
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2016 | Stožice Stadium,Ljubljana, Slovenia |  Slovakia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Győri ETO
Olimpija Ljubljana
Maribor
Individual