Jure Balkovec

Jure Balkovec is exactly the type of player I quietly root for. A 185 cm left-back from Novo Mesto, Slovenia, he does the unglamorous work: covering ground, defending, supporting attacks from the flank. Now at Omonia in Cyprus and capped by the Slovenia national team, he's built his career the patient way, proving himself with a small nation and steadily raising his market value through smart moves. Tall, left-footed full-backs are valued everywhere, and there's a shrewdness in reading that demand. I respect this kind of dependable, workmanlike professional far more than flashier names, and he's one I'll happily follow.

Name (English)

Jure Balkovec

Name (Japanese)

ユレ・バルコヴェツ

Reading

ゆれ・ばるこゔぇつ

Born

September 9, 1994 (age 31)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dog

Origin

Novo Mesto, Slovenia

Height

185 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/balks29/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%84

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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