Željko Sopić

Željko Sopić
Personal information
Full nameŽeljko Sopić
Date of birth26 July 1974
Place of birthZagreb, Yugoslavia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1998NK Zagreb94(3)
1998–2000Bor. Mönchengladbach52(3)
2000–2005Rot-Weiß Ahlen126(20)
2005–2006NK Zagreb20(0)
2006–2008Slaven Belupo62(2)
2008–2011NK Lokomotiva Zagreb87(9)
National team
1998–1999Croatia B2(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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