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Željko Sopić (born 26 July 1974) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Željko Sopić

Sopić with Al-Ain in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Željko Sopić
Date of birth	(1974-07-26) 26 July 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth	Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1998	NK Zagreb	94	(3)
1998–2000	Borussia Mönchengladbach	52	(3)
2000–2005	LR Ahlen	126	(20)
2005–2006	NK Zagreb	20	(0)
2006–2008	Slaven Belupo	62	(2)
2008–2011	NK Lokomotiva	87	(9)
Total		441	(37)
National team
1998–1999	Croatia B	2	(0)
Teams managed
2011–2012	NK Lokomotiva (assistant)
2012–2015	Rudeš
2015–2016	Dinamo Zagreb II
2016	Dinamo Zagreb (caretaker)
2016–2017	Dinamo Zagreb (assistant)
2017–2019	Al-Ain B
2019	Al-Ain (caretaker)
2019–2020	Sabah
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Sopić started his professional career with NK Zagreb in 1994 and spent four years with the club's first team before leaving for Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1998. He made 23 appearances and scored two goals in his only season in the German top flight. He went on to spend another season with Mönchengladbach in the 2. Bundesliga, following their relegation from the first division in 1999, before moving to league rivals LR Ahlen in the summer of 2000. He played for Ahlen until 2005, bringing his record in the 2. Bundesliga to a total of 155 appearances and 21 goals. He then returned to NK Zagreb for the 2005–06 season, before joining to NK Slaven Belupo, in the summer of 2006. In 2008 he came back to Zagreb but he has played for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb in the Croatian First Football League.

International career

He also won two international caps for the Croatian B national team, against Romania in 1998 and France in 1999.[1]

Managerial career

Sopić started as a manager with NK Rudeš in 2012. He managed a club to 2015, and in 2016 he was named the caretaker manager for Dinamo Zagreb, after Zoran Mamić had left. Before that, Sopić worked as the manager for Dinamo Zagreb II in the Croatian Second Football League, and after as the assistant manager for Ivaylo Petev in Dinamo Zagreb. On 30 January 2017, Sopić became the assistant for Zoran Mamić in Al-Ain, but two years later, on 30 January 2019, Mamić left Al-Ain and Sopić became the manager for club.

On 26 November, Sabah FC announced the appointment of Sopić on an 18-month contract.[2]

Personal life

Sopić is the father of the German-born footballer Leon Sopić.[3]

References

External links

• Željko Sopić at WorldFootball.net

На других языках

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[de] Željko Sopić

Željko Sopić (* 24. Juli 1974 in Zagreb) ist ein ehemaliger kroatischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Željko Sopić

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[it] Željko Sopić

Željko Sopić (Zagabria, 26 luglio 1974) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore croato, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Сопич, Желько

Желько Сопич (хорв. Željko Sopić; 26 июля 1974, Загреб, Югославия) — хорватский футболист и тренер.

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