Goran Sankovič

Goran Sankovič (18 June 1979 – 4 June 2022) was a Slovenian professional footballer who played as a defender for Slovenian team Celje, Czech team Slavia Prague, and Greek teams Akratitos and Panionios.

Career
Sankovič made 21 appearances for Slavia Prague in the Czech Republic. He joined Greek Superleague side Panionios in July 2003.

He played five full internationals for Slovenia and was a member of the Slovenia squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he was an unused substitute.

His career was curt short by a serious knee injury in 2004.

Death
Sankovič went missing on 3 June 2022 and was found dead a day later. He was 42 years old.