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.

Marek Sapara
Sapara with Trabzonspor in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-07-31) 31 July 1982 (age 42)
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)
2012Gaziantepspor (loan) 16 (3)
2014 Gaziantepspor 10 (2)
2014–2015 Osmanlıspor[1] 7 (0)
2015Ružomberok (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)
*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

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Rosenborg

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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

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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

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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

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

Career statistics

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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

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MFK Ružomberok

Rosenborg

Trabzonspor

Gaziantepspor

Individual

References

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  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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