Marek Sapara
# Marek Sapara

Marek Sapara (born 31 July 1982) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for OŠK Bešeňová. 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. 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.

## 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.

List of international goals scored by Marek Sapara :

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 15 November 2006 | Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia | Bulgaria | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 13 October 2007 | Mestský štadión, Dubnica, Slovakia | San Marino | 3–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 3 | 7 September 2012 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | Lithuania | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 11 September 2012 | Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 12 October 2012 | Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia | Latvia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

MFK Ružomberok

* Slovak Super Liga: 2005–06
* Slovak Cup: 2005–06

Rosenborg

* Tippeligaen: 2006, 2009

Trabzonspor

* Turkish Cup runner-up: 2012–13

Gaziantepspor

* Spor Toto Cup: 2012

Individual

* Tippeligaen player of the month: October 2006
