Saša Živec

Primorje

On 16 July 2010, Živec made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut for Primorje in a 4–1 away defeat to Koper. On 29 August 2010, he scored his first league goal and Primorje's fifth in a 5–1 home win over Olimpija Ljubljana. Živec netted his second goal of the season as he scored the winning strike in a 1–0 away victory over Rudar Velenje on 7 May 2011. He made 31 league appearances during the 2010–11 season, but Primorje finished last and was relegated to the Slovenian Second League.

CSKA Sofia

On 14 June 2011, Živec joined CSKA Sofia on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee believed to be around €100,000. On 16 July 2011, he scored his first goal for CSKA Sofia in a friendly match against Cracovia Krakow. Živec made his competitive debut for the club on 30 July 2011, appearing as a substitute in a 3–1 win in the 2011 Bulgarian Supercup against Litex Lovech. He spent most of his time with CSKA on the bench and his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 29 November 2011.

Domžale

After breaking his contract with CSKA Sofia, Živec returned to his native Slovenia and on 9 February 2012 joined Domžale on a two-and-a-half-year contract. Živec made his competitive debut for the club on 10 March 2012 in a 2–1 defeat against Maribor and also scored his debut goal for the team. On 17 March 2012, Živec scored again in a 2–1 home defeat against his former youth club Gorica. Just four days later he scored again, this time in a 4–3 victory over…

On 3 September 2020, Živec made his senior international debut for Slovenia against Greece in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.

Wieczysta Kraków

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