Rok Štraus
Rok Štraus (born 3 March 1987) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a defensive or central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rok Štraus | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Maribor | ||
| 2003–2004 | Izola | ||
| Internazionale | |||
| 2004–2005 | Messina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Izola | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Messina | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Rieti (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Brescia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Salernitana (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Celje | 86 | (8) |
| 2011–2014 | Cracovia | 55 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Ergotelis | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Widzew Łódź | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Yokohama FC | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | Utenis | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Celje | 47 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2020 | |||
Career
Messina
Štraus began his senior career in Italy at ACR Messina. On January 1, 2006, he was loaned to second division Italian club Brescia for 6 months before rejoining Messina on June 30, 2006.[2]
Salernitana
On July 1, 2017, Štraus joined the second division Italian club, Salernitana.
NK Celje
On January 1, 2008, Štraus returned to Slovenia and signed a contract with first division club Celje.
Cracovia
In June 2011, he joined Polish first division club Cracovia on a three-year contract on a free transfer.[3]
Ergotelis
On July 17, 2014, Štraus joined Ergotelis, a Greek second division club on a free transfer.
Widzew Lodz
On March 3, 2015, Rok Štraus went back to Poland to join second division club, Widzew Łódź on a free transfer.
Yokohama FC
On August 24, 2015, he joined Japanese first division club, Yokohama FC on a free transfer.
Free Agent
After leaving Yokohama FC on January 1, 2017, Rok Štraus was a free agent for 4 months.
Utenis
On 25 April 2017, Štraus joined Lithuanian A Lyga side Utenis,[4] but he couldn't earn a lot of playing time and managed to appear only in four games before being released on 30 June 2017 as a free agent.[5]
NK Celje
On December 12, 2017, Rok Štraus went back to Slovenia and rejoined NK Celje where he is now. He has made 49 appearances for the club ever since for a total of 1,289 minutes. He has racked up 7 yellow cards but has yet to score a goal or an assist.
Stats
| Stats By Season: | 05/06 Brescia | 07/08 NK Celje | 08/09 NK Celje | 09/10 Celje | 10/11 Celje | 11/12 Cracovia | 12/13 Cracovia | 13/14 Cracovia | 14/15 Ergotelis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 2 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 3 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow/Red Cards | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/0 | 5/0 | 3/0 | 0/0 | 9/0 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| Minutes | 8 | 215 | 1,567 | 2,405 | 1,607 | 382 | 1,640 | 2,121 | 225 |
| Stats By Season: | 14/15 Widzew Lodz | 2015 Yokohama FC | 2016 Yokohama FC | 2017 Utenis | 17/18 Celje | 18/19 Celje | 19/20 Celje | 20/21 Celje |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 9 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 2 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow/Red Cards | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/0 | 5/0 | 1/0 |
| Minutes | 629 | 164 | 334 | 249 | 281 | 389 | 564 | 55 |
References
- "Slovenia – R. Štraus – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- Brescia: arriva il gioiellino Rok Straus 18.01.2006, tuttomercatoweb.com
- Rok Straus nowym piłkarzem Cracovii 21.06.2011, cracovia.pl
- ""Utenis" sulaukė pastiprinimo" (in Lithuanian). FK Utenis. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ""Utenio" sudėtyje – permainos" (in Lithuanian). FK Utenis. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
External links
- Rok Štraus at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- NZS profile (in Slovene)
- Rok Štraus at Soccerway
- Rok Štraus at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)