Željko Sopić
 Sopić with Lokomotiva Zagreb in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Željko Sopić | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al Ain (assistant) | ||
| 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 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 87 | (9) |
| Total | 441 | (37) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Croatia B | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Lokomotiva Zagreb (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2015 | Rudeš | ||
| 2015–2016 | Dinamo Zagreb II | ||
| 2016 | Dinamo Zagreb (caretaker) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Dinamo Zagreb (assistant) | ||
| 2017– | Al Ain (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Željko Sopić (born 26 July 1974) is a Croatian football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently serves as an assistant coach of Al Ain.
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.
He also won two international caps for the Croatian B national team, against Romania in 1998 and France in 1999.[1]
References
External links
- Željko Sopić at Weltfussball.de (in German)