Mišo Brečko (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈmíːʃɔ ˈbréːtʃkɔ];[1][2] born 1 May 1984) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He spent most of his career in Germany, most notably with 1. FC Köln. At international level, he made 77 appearances for the Slovenia national team, also participating at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Brečko in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1984-05-01) 1 May 1984 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Trbovlje, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slovenia U19 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rudar Trbovlje | |||
| 0000–2003 | Factor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Factor | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Šmartno ob Paki | 21 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Hamburger SV II | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Hamburger SV | 21 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Hansa Rostock (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | → Erzgebirge Aue (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2008–2015 | 1. FC Köln | 206 | (5) |
| 2015–2018 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 66 | (0) |
| Total | 366 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Slovenia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Slovenia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Slovenia U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2004–2015 | Slovenia | 77 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | Slovenia U16 | ||
| 2022–2023 | Slovenia U17 | ||
| 2023–2024 | Slovenia U16 | ||
| 2024– | Slovenia U19 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Trbovlje, Brečko started his career at Rudar Trbovlje youth sides. During his time at high school, he played few games for FactorinSlovenian Third League. In the 2003–04 season he made 21 appearances for Šmartno in the PrvaLiga. In July 2004 he joined Hamburger SV.[3] He made seven appearances in his first season. In the 2005–06 season he was loaned to Hansa Rostock. In the next season (2006–07), he was loaned to FC Erzgebirge Aue. After two successful seasons in 2. Bundesliga, he played 14 games for HSV during 2007–08 season. He joined 1. FC Köln on free transfer in summer 2008, signing a three-year deal. In 2010 the contract was extended until 2013.
Brečko's first international experience came at the youth level, playing for the Slovenian under-16, under-17, under-20 and under-21 teams between 2000 and 2006.[4] He made his senior international debut in a friendly match against Slovakia on 17 November 2004 in Trnava.[5]
Brečko represented Slovenia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and made 77 international appearances.[6][7]
