Ilicic at Maribor, the former Atalanta signs until 2025

Soon we will see Josip Ilicic on the pitch again, for one last waltz round of his career. The Slovenian returns to where it all began: at Maribor, with whom he signed a contract until 2025. This is a return to origins for the former Atalanta striker, who wore the Slovenian shirt in 2010 before becoming purchased from Zamparini’s Palermo. On 2 September Ilicic said goodbye to Bergamo and the Goddess between tears of emotion and gratitude for the extraordinary years spent in the Nerazzurri, now there is a last page of his career to be written.

the words of welcome back

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“This is a great event for all of us, not only for Maribor but for Slovenian football in general. It is a special bond between Josip and our team, which also led to the positive outcome of a demanding challenge – said the director. sportsman Marko šuler -. For some it could have been an impossible idea to realize, we are proud to have completed this operation. Josip has chosen Maribor and for us it is a source of pride. He has marked the history of Maribor and Slovenian football , but he can still give a lot to our cause “, concluded the Slovenian manager in a statement from the club.

the driver of the goddess

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The last few seasons of Ilicic at Atalanta have been troubled, the field has seen very little for the depression that hit him in 2020 for Covid-19. Last season he played only 20 Serie A games with 3 goals with 4 assists, playing only one game from January to May on the last day of the championship against Empoli. But the class and talent of the Magician were seen above all in the 2019/20 season: 15 goals and 8 assists in 26 matches in Serie A, without forgetting the leader who was in the Champions League dragging Atalanta to the quarter-finals of the competition making an extraordinary poker in Spain against Valencia in the round of 16.