Mitja Viler

Mitja Viler (born 1 September 1986) is a Slovenian football defender who plays for Maribor.

Mitja Viler
Viler with Maribor in November 2017
Personal information
Full name Mitja Viler
Date of birth (1986-09-01) 1 September 1986
Place of birth Koper, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Maribor
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Koper 141 (5)
2010– Maribor 221 (6)
National team
2001 Slovenia U15 8 (0)
2006–2007 Slovenia U20 5 (0)
2007–2008 Slovenia U21 5 (0)
2017 Slovenia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 March 2019

Club career

He started playing football when his father, former footballer himself and later coach, introduced him to the game.[1] Although a universal player, he primarily plays on the left side of the pitch and is known for his pace, shoot and the ability to play both defensively and offensively.[1] Before moving to Maribor in 2010, he played for Koper and made a total of 141 appearances for the club in the Slovenian first division, 1. SNL, scoring five goals in the process.[2] He was part of the squad that won the 2009–10 season.[2] With Maribor, he won the league championship during 2010–11 season, his second consecutive championship. He won another league title in 2011–12, making it his third consecutive championship.[1] On 21 October 2014, he came up against one of his toughest ever opponents in a 6–0 UEFA Champions League loss to Chelsea, having scored an own goal during the game. He was substituted minutes later.[3] On 22 August 2017, Viler scored the only goal for Maribor against Hapoel Be'er-Sheva in the second leg of the play-off round of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, helping his team to qualify for the group stage of the competition for the third time in history.[4]

Honours
Maribor
gollark: -8-i
gollark: -5-i
gollark: -4-i
gollark: -3-i
gollark: -1-i

References
  1. NK Maribor. "Osebni karton: Mitja Viler" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor official website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. "28 Mitja Viler" (in Slovenian). PrvaLiga official website. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29362738
  4. Aleš Vozel; Dolores Subotić (22 August 2017). "Čaroben večer v Ljudskem vrtu: Maribor šampion v Ligi prvakov!" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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