Leon Panikvar

Leon Panikvar

Personal information
Full name	Leon Panikvar
Date of birth	(1983-01-28) 28 January 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left midfielder, Waterboy
Team information
Current team	TuS St. Veit am Vogau
Number	42
Youth career
	Gerečja vas
	Aluminij
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2004	Aluminij	75	(12)
2005–2007	Maribor	43	(2)
2007	→ Bela Krajina (loan)	14	(1)
2008-2009	Primorje	39	(0)
2009–2011	Zalaegerszeg	43	(1)
2009–2011	→ Zalaegerszeg II	9	(0)
2011–2012	Kilmarnock	2	(0)
2012	Zalaegerszeg	4	(0)
2012	Pécs	5	(0)
2013–2014	Aluminij	18	(4)
2014–2015	Drava Ptuj	8	(1)
2015	FC Gamlitz	9	(1)
2016	TUS Paldau	12	(2)
2016–2017	UFC Fehring	36	(7)
2018	ASV St. Martin/Raab	13	(9)
2018–2020	SU Tillmitsch	31	(7)
2023–	TuS St. Veit/Vogau	4	(0)
International career
2001	Slovenia U19	1	(0)
2002	Slovenia U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023

Leon Panikvar (born 28 January 1983) is a Slovenian footballer who plays for and is assistant manager at St. Veit am Vogau in Austria.[2]

Career

On 14 July 2009, after a successful trial, Panikvar signed for the Hungarian outfit ZTE on a two-year contract with a one-year option. He made his league debut on 25 July 2009 in a 2–1 away win against Paksi SE.[3]

In summer 2011, Panikvar left ZTE after the one-year option was not taken up.[4] He was then invited for a trial with Kilmarnock where he signed a two-year contract on 17 August 2011.[5] Panikvar made his first appearance for Kilmarnock on 17 September 2011 in a 2–2 away draw to Aberdeen.

After failing to hold down a regular first-team place, he was released by Kilmarnock in January 2012.[6]

References

1. "Slovenia – L. Panikvar – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
2. Profile at Fussballoesterreich‚ fussballoesterreich.at
3. "Zalaegerszeg 2–1 Paks". pepsifoci.hu. 25 July 2009. Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
4. "We have started preparing for season 2011/12". ztefc.hu. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
5. "Kilmarnock sign Panikvar". Sky Sports. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
6. "Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels reveals he turned away Arsenal loanees". The Daily Telegraph. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

External links

• Leon Panikvar at NZS (in Slovene)
• Leon Panikvar at Soccerway.com
• Leon Panikvar at kicker (in German)
• Leon Panikvar at FBref.com
• Leon Panikvar at ÖFB (in German)