Marek Sapara

Marek Sapara (born 31 July 1982) is a retired Slovak footballer who is currently an assistant manager at MFK Ružomberok.

Marek Sapara
Sapara with Trabzonspor in 2013
Personal information
Full name Marek Sapara
Date of birth (1982-07-31) 31 July 1982
Place of birth Ďurďošík, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ružomberok B (manager)
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- OŠK Bešeňová ? (?)
Total 321 (44)
National team‡
2005–2013 Slovakia 38 (5)
Teams managed
2018–2019 Ružomberok B
2019– Ružomberok (assistant coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2019

Club career

Rosenborg

He 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

September 2011, he 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

In 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

He was a part of Slovakia U-21 team and made his debut for senior Slovakia side in 2005.

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2006Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia Bulgaria2 – 03–1Friendly match
2.13 October 2007Mestský štadión, Dubnica, Slovakia San Marino3 – 07–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3.7 September 2012LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania Lithuania1 – 11–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.11 September 2012Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia Liechtenstein1 – 02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.12 October 2012Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia Latvia2 – 02–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club
MFK Ružomberok
Rosenborg
Trabzonspor
Gaziantepspor

Individual

References
  1. Sapara sa vracia do Turecka, podpísal s Ankarasporom, SME.sk, Retrieved 6. 8. 2014 (in Slovak)
  2. "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.
  3. "V Ružomberku vyriešili trénerskú otázku, tím povedú Haspra so Saparom". profutbal.sk (in Turkish). 28 May 2019.
  4. "Mestvinnende" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
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