Erik Salkič is a Slovenia

Slovenia

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n footballer

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 of Bosnian

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 descent who plays as a right-back for Olimpija Ljubljana.

Career

Salkič comes from the city of Sežana

Sežana

Sežana is a town and a municipality in the Slovenian Littoral region of Slovenia, near the border with Italy. According to the census of 2008, it has a population of 12,470, of which around 5,332 live in the town of Sežana and the rest in the neighbouring rural areas.Sežana is located about on the...

 in the Karst region of western Slovenia. He started his career in FC Koper

FC Koper

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 and came through the ranks there, but made his debut at Factor from Ljubljana in the 2006/07 season. After being a regular in the next season, injuries ruined his progress during the 2008/09 season. His contract ran out in the summer of 2009, and he signed for Olimpija Ljubljana on a free transfer.

After making his debut in 2006, he went on to play 15 times for the Slovenian U-21 side.