Erol Sabanov
{{short description|Bulgarian-German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Erol Sabanov
| image =
| caption =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|5|16}}
| birth_place = Aalen, West Germany
| height = 1.83 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Stuttgarter Kickers
(assistant and goalkeeper coach)
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1993
| youthclubs1 = VfR Aalen
| years1 = 1993–2002
| clubs1 = VfR Aalen
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2002–2004
| clubs2 = 1. FC Saarbrücken
| caps2 = 55
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2005–2006
| clubs3 = Jahn Regensburg
| caps3 = 44
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2006–2007
| clubs4 = SSV Reutlingen
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2007–2014
| clubs5 = 1. FC Heidenheim
| caps5 = 172
| goals5 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs1 = 1. FC Heidenheim (scout)[http://www.fc-heidenheim.de/news/detailansicht/archive/2015/maerz/fch/scout-erol-sabanov-verlaesst-den-1-fc-heidenheim-1846.html Scout Erol Sabanov verlässt den 1. FC Heidenheim] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917111354/http://www.fc-heidenheim.de/news/detailansicht/archive/2015/maerz/fch/scout-erol-sabanov-verlaesst-den-1-fc-heidenheim-1846.html |date=17 September 2016 }}, .fc-heidenheim.de, 25 March 2015
| manageryears2 = 2015–
| managerclubs2 = Stuttgarter Kickers (goalkeeper coach)[http://www.stuttgarter-kickers.de/profis/news/3391 KICKERS VERPFLICHTEN SABANOV], stuttgarter-kickers.de, 25 March 2015
| manageryears3 = 2016–
| managerclubs3 = Stuttgarter Kickers (assistant)[http://www.stuttgarter-kickers.de/profis/news/4542 SABANOV ÜBERNIMMT DOPPELFUNKTION], stuttgarter-kickers.de, 24 March 2016
}}
Erol Sabanov (born 16 May 1974) is a German former professional footballer{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/erol-sabanov/spieler/3-liga/2012-13/1-fc-heidenheim | title = Sabanov, Erol | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 18 May 2013}} who played as a goalkeeper. He is the assistant manager and goalkeeper coach of Stuttgarter Kickers.
Career
Sabanov began his career with VfR Aalen, and spent nine years playing for the first-team, in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and later the Regionalliga Süd after the club won promotion in 1999. In 2002, he signed for 1. FC Saarbrücken, with whom he won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in 2004. He played the first two matches of the 2003–04 season at this level, but lost his place to Peter Eich, and left the club in November 2004. In January 2005, Sabanov signed for Jahn Regensburg, where he spent eighteen months, leaving in 2006 after the club were relegated from the Regionalliga Süd. He spent a year with SSV Reutlingen, serving as understudy to Marco Langner, before joining 1. FC Heidenheim of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 2007.
Sabanov was Heidenheim's first choice goalkeeper as they won promotion to the Regionalliga Süd in his first season, and to the 3. Liga the following year. He lost his place to Frank Lehmann for the 2011–12 season, but won it back eleven games into the following season. He retired at the end of the 2013–14 season, having helped Heidenheim win promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.
Personal life
Sabanov is of Turkish Bulgarian origin.{{citation|last=|first=|year=2017|title=SV Sandhausen holt schwäbische Torwart-Legende|url=https://www.rnz.de/sport/svsandhausen_artikel,-SV-Sandhausen-Erol-Sabanov-wird-SVS-Torwarttrainer-SV-Sandhausen-holt-schwaebische-Torwart-Legende-_arid,280488.html|quote= Der 43-jährige Aalener mit bulgarisch-türkischen Wurzeln war eine Torwart-In-stitution im Südwesten.|publisher=Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung|accessdate=29 March 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{fussballdaten|sabanoverol|Erol Sabanov}}
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Category:Footballers from Aalen
Category:German sportspeople of Turkish descent
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:1. FC Saarbrücken players
Category:SSV Jahn Regensburg players
Category:SSV Reutlingen 05 players
Category:1. FC Heidenheim players
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