Rudi Istenič (born 10 January 1971) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
[1] Born to Slovenian parents in Cologne, West Germany, he played as a youngster at Germania Hackenbroich and Bayer Dormagen.
Later he played for KFC Uerdingen 05, Eintracht Braunschweig and KSV Hessen Kassel.
Istenič made his debut for Slovenia in a September 1997 World Cup qualification match against Greece and earned a total of 17 caps, scoring no goals.
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