Marek Sapara (born 31 July 1982) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was an assistant manager at MFK Ružomberok. Sapara appeared at the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
 Sapara with Trabzonspor in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 July 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Ďurďošík, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Košice | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Košice | 26 | (3) |
| 2002–2006 | Ružomberok | 79 | (9) |
| 2006–2010 | Rosenborg | 77 | (19) |
| 2010–2011 | Ankaragücü | 37 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | Trabzonspor | 28 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Gaziantepspor (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2014 | Gaziantepspor | 10 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Osmanlıspor[1] | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Ružomberok (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Ružomberok | 35 | (2) |
| 2018 | Ružomberok B | 0 | (0) |
| 2020-2022 | OŠK Bešeňová | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 321 | (44) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2013 | Slovakia | 38 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Ružomberok B | ||
| 2019–2021 | Ružomberok (assistant coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 August 2019 | |||
Club career
editRosenborg
editSapara joined Rosenborg in 2006, making his debut for the Norwegian side on 10 September 2006 in a match against Sandefjord. On 26 September, he scored his first goal for the club against Odd Grenland.
Trabzonspor
editSeptember 2011, Sapara joined Trabzonspor along with Róbert Vittek, for a transfer fee of €200,000.[2] On 5 January 2012, he went on loan to Gaziantepspor until the end of the 2011–12 season.
Return to Ružomberok
editIn 2015 Sapara returned to MFK Ružomberok, where he ended his career in 2018. He then became an assistant coach of Ján Haspra at Ružomberok's reserve team. In June 2019, Haspra and Sapara moved on to manage the first team.[3]
International career
editSapara was a part of the Slovakia U21 national team. He made his debut for the senior side in 2005.
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sapara goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 November 2006 | Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia |  Bulgaria |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 13 October 2007 | Mestský štadión, Dubnica, Slovakia |  San Marino |
3–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 3 | 7 September 2012 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania |  Lithuania |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 11 September 2012 | Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Liechtenstein |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 12 October 2012 | Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia |  Latvia |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editMFK Ružomberok
Rosenborg
Trabzonspor
- Turkish Cup runner-up: 2012–13
Gaziantepspor
- Spor Toto Cup: 2012
Individual
- Tippeligaen player of the month: October 2006
References
edit- ^ Sapara sa vracia do Turecka, podpísal s Ankarasporom, SME.sk, Retrieved 6. 8. 2014 (in Slovak)
- ^ "Profesyonel Futbolcular Robert Vıttek ve Marek Sapara'nın Kulübümüze Transferi Konusunda Ankaragücü Spor Kulübü ve Futbolcular İle Anlaşmaya Varılmıştır". Turkish Public Disclosure System (KAP) (in Turkish). 2 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "V Ružomberku vyriešili trénerskú otázku, tím povedú Haspra so Saparom". profutbal.sk (in Turkish). 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Mestvinnende" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 October 2009.