Marek Sapara

Marek Sapara
	Sapara with Trabzonspor in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	31 July 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Ďurďošík, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	OŠK Bešenova
Youth career
	Košice
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2002	Košice
2002–2006	Ružomberok
2006–2010	Rosenborg
2010–2011	Ankaragücü
2011–2013	Trabzonspor
2012	→ Gaziantepspor (loan)
2014	Gaziantepspor
2014–2015	Osmanlıspor
2015	→ Ružomberok (loan)
2015–2017	Ružomberok
2018	Ružomberok B
2020-	OŠK Bešeňová
Total
International career‡
2005–2013	Slovakia
Managerial career
2018–2019	Ružomberok B
2019–2021	Ružomberok (assistant coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 August 2019

Marek Sapara (born 31 July 1982) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for OŠK Bešeňová. He was an assistant manager at MFK Ružomberok. Sapara appeared at the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Club career

Rosenborg

Sapara 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, 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

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 career

Sapara was a part of the Slovakia U21 national team. He made his debut for the senior side in 2005.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sapara goal.

List of international goals scored by Marek Sapara
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

MFK Ružomberok

Rosenborg

Tippeligaen: 2006, 2009^[4]

Trabzonspor

Turkish Cup runner-up: 2012–13

Gaziantepspor

Spor Toto Cup: 2012

Individual

Tippeligaen player of the month: October 2006

References

^ 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.

External links

[ankaraspor-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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