Zoltan Sabo (Serbian Cyrillic: Золтан Сабо; Hungarian: Szabó Zoltán; 26 May 1972 – 15 December 2020) was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a defender, and later manager. He also held Hungarian citizenship.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 May 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Sombor, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 15 December 2020 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Sremska Kamenica, Serbia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jedinstvo Svetozar Miletić | |||
| Radnički Sombor | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Hajduk Kula | 31 | (1) |
| 1992–1996 | Vojvodina | 114 | (2) |
| 1996–2000 | Partizan | 67 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 35 | (0) |
| 2002 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | (1) |
| 2003 | Zalaegerszeg | 12 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | AEK Larnaca | 20 | (4) |
| 2004 | Mladost Apatin | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Cement Beočin | 83 | (1) |
| Total | 383 | (12) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Kecskemét (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Radnički Sombor | ||
| 2011–2012 | Hajduk Kula | ||
| 2012 | Vojvodina (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Litex Lovech (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Donji Srem (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Vojvodina (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Proleter Novi Sad | ||
| 2016 | Jagodina | ||
| 2016–2017 | Proleter Novi Sad | ||
| 2018–2020 | TSC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editIn his homeland, Sabo played for Hajduk Kula, Vojvodina, and Partizan, before moving abroad to South Korea and signing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings in early 2000. He left the club after two years to play for Japanese side Avispa Fukuoka. In early 2003, Sabo returned to Europe and joined Hungarian club Zalaegerszeg until the end of the season. He also played for AEK Larnaca in the 2003–04 campaign.
In 2004, he returned to Serbia and signed with second-tier side Mladost Apatin. He finished his playing career in third-tier side Cement Beočin.[3]
Managerial career
editAfter a stint as assistant manager to Tomislav Sivić at Kecskemét, Sabo began his managerial career at the helm of his hometown club Radnički Sombor in October 2009. He spent the next two years at the position before leaving the side in November 2011.[4] A month later, Sabo was appointed manager at Hajduk Kula.
Death
editSabo died on 15 December 2020, aged 48, died of a heart attack.[5]
Managerial statistics
edit| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
| Radnički Sombor | 
|
July 2010 | December 2011 | 52 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 32.69 | |||
| Hajduk Kula |
|
December 2011 | May 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |||
| Proleter Novi Sad |
|
January 2016 | June 2016 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 28.57 | |||
| Jagodina |
|
July 2016 | September 2016 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42.86 | |||
| Proleter Novi Sad |
|
September 2016 | June 2017 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 31.58 | |||
| TSC |
|
August 2018 | December 2020 | 90 | 54 | 19 | 17 | 60.00 | |||
| Career total | 184 | 84 | 50 | 50 | 45.65 | ||||||
Honours
edit- Partizan
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- Asian Club Championship: 2000–01, 2001–02
- Asian Super Cup: 2001
- Korean League Cup: 2000, 2001
- Korean Super Cup: 2000
- AEK Larnaca
References
edit- ^ Preminuo Zoltan Sabo
- ^ "Szabó Zoltán" (in Hungarian). nela.hu. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ Zoltan Sabo at footballdatabase, retrieved 1 January 2019
- ^ "Zolika Sabo podneo ostavku!" (in Serbian). soinfo.org. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "IN MEMORIAM Золтан Сабо (1972 – 2020)". Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
External links
edit- Srbijafudbal profile
- Zoltan Sabo at WorldFootball.net
- Zoltan Sabo at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Zoltan Sabo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
