Marek Sapara
{{short description|Slovak footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marek Sapara
| image = Marek Sapara'13.JPG
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Sapara with Trabzonspor in 2013
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1982|7|31}}
| birth_place = Ďurďošík, Czechoslovakia
| height = 1.76 m
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Košice
| years1 = 2000–2002
| clubs1 = Košice
| caps1 = 26
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2002–2006
| clubs2 = Ružomberok
| caps2 = 79
| goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2006–2010
| clubs3 = Rosenborg
| caps3 = 77
| goals3 = 19
| years4 = 2010–2011
| clubs4 = Ankaragücü
| caps4 = 37
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2011–2013
| clubs5 = Trabzonspor
| caps5 = 28
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2012
| clubs6 = → Gaziantepspor (loan)
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2014
| clubs7 = Gaziantepspor
| caps7 = 10
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2014–2015
| clubs8 = Osmanlıspor[http://sport.sme.sk/c/7319963/sapara-sa-vracia-do-turecka-podpisal-s-ankarasporom.html Sapara sa vracia do Turecka, podpísal s Ankarasporom], SME.sk, Retrieved 6. 8. 2014 {{in lang|sk}}
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2015
| clubs9 = → Ružomberok (loan)
| caps9 = 6
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2015–2017
| clubs10 = Ružomberok
| caps10 = 35
| goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2018
| clubs11 = Ružomberok B
| caps11 = 0
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2020-2022
| clubs12 = OŠK Bešeňová
| caps12 = 0
| goals12 = 0
| totalcaps = 321
| totalgoals = 44
| nationalyears1 = 2005–2013
| nationalteam1 = Slovakia
| nationalcaps1 = 38
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| manageryears1 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs1 = Ružomberok B
| manageryears2 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs2 = Ružomberok (assistant coach)
| manageryears3 = 2025-
| managerclubs3 = FC Košice (Sport dir.)
| club-update = 1 July 2021
| nationalteam-update = 12 August 2019
}}
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.
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.kap.gov.tr/yay/Bildirim/Bildirim.aspx?id=168770|title=Profesyonel Futbolcular Robert Vıttek ve Marek Sapara'nın Kulübümüze Transferi Konusunda Ankaragücü Spor Kulübü ve Futbolcular İle Anlaşmaya Varılmıştır |date=2 September 2011|accessdate=23 September 2011|work=Turkish Public Disclosure System (KAP)|language=Turkish}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://profutbal.sk/clanok/234317-v-ruzomberku-vyriesili-trenersku-otazku-tim-povedu-haspra-so-saparom|title=V Ružomberku vyriešili trénerskú otázku, tím povedú Haspra so Saparom|date=28 May 2019|work=profutbal.sk|language=Turkish}}
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.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Marek Sapara | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 15 November 2006 | Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia | {{fb|Bulgaria}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|3–1 | Friendly match |
| align="center"|2 | 13 October 2007 | Mestský štadión, Dubnica, Slovakia | {{fb|San Marino}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|7–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| align="center"|3 | 7 September 2012 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | {{fb|Lithuania}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|4 | 11 September 2012 | Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia | {{fb|Liechtenstein}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|5 | 12 October 2012 | Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia | {{fb|Latvia}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
MFK Ružomberok
Rosenborg
- Tippeligaen: 2006, 2009{{cite web|url = http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_trondelag/sport_nrk_trondelag/rbk/1.1065148
|title = Mestvinnende|accessdate =1 October 2009|publisher = Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation|language = Norwegian}}
Trabzonspor
- Turkish Cup runner-up: 2012–13
Gaziantepspor
- Spor Toto Cup: 2012
Individual
- Tippeligaen player of the month: October 2006
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.rosenborg.info/player/sapara Player profile from RBKweb]
- [http://www.rbkweb.no/spiller/sapara Player profile from RBKweb (nor)]
{{Slovakia Squad 2010 FIFA World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sapara, Marek}}
Category:People from Košice-okolie District
Category:Footballers from the Košice Region
Category:Slovak men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Slovakia men's international footballers
Category:2010 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Slovak First Football League players
Category:FC VSS Košice players
Category:MFK Ružomberok players
Category:MKE Ankaragücü footballers
Category:Trabzonspor footballers
Category:Gaziantepspor footballers
Category:Ankaraspor footballers
Category:Slovak expatriate men's footballers
Category:Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Category:Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Turkey