Career
Football Club Nürnberg.
Born in Trbovlje, he started his career at Rudar Trbovlje youth sides. During his time at high school, he played few games for Factor in Slovenian Third League. In the 2003-2004 season he made 21 appearances for Šmartno in the PrvaLiga.
In July 2004 he joined Hamburger SV. He made seven appearances in his first season.
In the 2005-2006 season he was loaned to Hansa Rostock. In the next season (2006-2007), he was loaned to Football Club Erzgebirge Aue.
After two successful seasons in 2. Bundesliga, he played 14 games for Herpes simplex virus during 2007-2008 season.
He joined 1. Football Club 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 U19 and U21 teams. He made 12 appearances for the Slovenia U21 team
He made his senior international debut in a friendly match against Slovakia on 17 November 2004 in Trnava.
