Sargon Duran (born 31 January 1987) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and current manager of Wiener Neustädter.

Sargon Duran
Duran with Wiener Neustadt in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-01-31) 31 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Wiener Neustädter (Manager)
Youth career
1994–2003 1. Simmeringer
2003–2005 First Vienna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 First Vienna 42 (0)
2007–2008 Rapid Wien I 20 (1)
2008–2009 SV Horn 30 (4)
2009 Tennis Borussia Berlin 17 (2)
2010 SV Horn 15 (1)
2010–2011 First Vienna 9 (0)
2011–2013 1. SC Sollenau 41 (3)
2013–2015 FAC 57 (4)
2015–2018 Wiener Neustadt 85 (5)
2018 Mauerwerk
2018–2019 FV Wien Floridsdorf 9 (1)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Wiener Neustadt (assistant)
2019 Wiener Neustadt (caretaker)
2019–2020 Austria Wien (assistant)
2020–2021 Austria Women (assistant)
2021 Admira Wacker (assistant)
2021 SV Sandhausen (assistant)
2022– Wiener Neustädter
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career edit

In July 2018, Duran was appointed assistant manager for Gerhard Fellner at Wiener Neustadt, while still playing for FC Mauerwerk.[1][2] Fellner was sacked on 2 May 2019, and Duran was then appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season.[3]

On 13 June 2019, Duran was appointed assistant manager for FK Austria Wien under manager newly appointed manager Christian Ilzer.[4] The duo left the club one year later.[5] In September 2020, Duran was appointed assistant coach for the Austria's women national team.[6] He left the position in May 2021, to become assistant coach at Admira Wacker.[7] In June 2021, he moved to SV Sandhausen in a similar position.[8]

In the summer 2022, Duran was appointed manager of 1. Wiener Neustädter SC.

References edit

  1. ^ Achter Abgang aus dem VdF-Camp, fanreport.com, 16 July 2018
  2. ^ Kein Bundesliga-Stadion für Wiener Neustadt, noe.orf.at, 18 July 2018
  3. ^ Wr. Neustadt benennt Interimscoach, laola1.at, 2 May 2019
  4. ^ SARGON DURAN COMPLETES THE COACHING TEAM, fk-austria.at, 13 June 2019
  5. ^ Christian Ilzer verlässt Austria Wien, wien.orf.at, 17 July 2020
  6. ^ TEAMCHEFIN HOLT DURAN UND WITAMWAS, meinfussball.at, 8 September 2020
  7. ^ Admira schnappt sich Duran als Co-Trainer, weltfussball.at, 30 April 2021
  8. ^ Sandhausen wirbt ÖFB-Trainer ab, laola1.at, 20 June 2021

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