Željko Sopić

Željko Sopić
Personal information
Full name Željko Sopić
Date of birth (1974-07-26) 26 July 1974
Place of birth Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 NK Zagreb 94 (3)
1998–2000 Bor. Mönchengladbach 52 (3)
2000–2005 Rot-Weiß Ahlen 126 (20)
2005–2006 NK Zagreb 20 (0)
2006–2008 Slaven Belupo 62 (2)
2008–2011 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 87 (9)
National team
1998–1999 Croatia B 2 (0)
Teams managed
2013– NK Rudeš

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2013.

† Appearances (goals)

Željko Sopić (born 26 July 1974) is a retired Croatian football midfielder.

Sopić started his professional career with NK Zagreb in 1994 and spent four years with the club's first team before leaving for German 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 2nd 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 2nd Bundesliga to a total of 155 appearances and 21 goals. He then returned to NK Zagreb for the 2005–2006 season, before joining to Slaven Belupo, in the summer of 2006. In 2008. he came back to Zagreb but he has played for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb in First Croatian League.

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

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