Rok Kronaveter (born 7 December 1986) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for MaleÃÂnik.
Kronaveter began his football career playing for hometown club à ½elezniÃÂar Maribor at the age of ten. On 16 March 2003, at the age of 16, he made his senior début for the team during the Slovenian Second League match against Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina, appearing as a second-half substitute. In the summer of 2006, he joined the top division side Drava Ptuj and signed his first professional contract. In January 2010, he signed a one-year contract with Rudar Velenje.
In August 2010, Kronaveter moved abroad for the first time and joined Energie Cottbus, signing a three-year contract. However, his contract was terminated in June 2012, and he signed for Hungarian side Gyà Âri ETO soon afterwards. With Gyà Âri, he won his first career honour as the team won the 2012âÂÂ13 national title. He left Gyà Âri in September 2014 by mutual consent. After almost six months without a club, he signed for Romanian side Petrolul PloieÃÂti in March 2015.
In June 2015, Kronaveter returned to Slovenia and signed for Olimpija Ljubljana. With Olimpija, he won two league titles (2015âÂÂ16 and 2017âÂÂ18); in 2015âÂÂ16, he was also the league's top goalscorer with 17 goals. In June 2019, Kronaveter signed a two-year contract with Olimpija's arch-rivals Maribor. For Maribor, he scored on his début during the 2019âÂÂ20 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round match against Valur, converting a late-game penalty kick for a 3âÂÂ0 victory.
Between 2005 and 2007, Kronaveter played for Slovenian under-20 and under-21 teams, for which he scored one goal in eight appearances. He made his debut for the senior team on 30 May 2016 in a 0âÂÂ0 draw against Sweden.
Kronaveter scored his first international goal for Slovenia on 8 October 2016 in a 1âÂÂ0 victory over Slovakia.
Rok Kronaveter was born in Maribor, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia), and lived in MaleÃÂnik as a toddler, before moving to Maribor at the age of two. His father was a footballer, while his mother was a handball player. His older brother, David, is also a former footballer. Growing up his idol was Brazilian forward Ronaldo.
In 2012, Kronaveter married his long-term partner Sandra. He has two children, a daughter Adriana (born 2011) and a son Lukas (2013).
Gyà Âri ETO
Olimpija Ljubljana
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