Marek Sapara (born 31 July 1982) is a Slovak professional

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who plays as a

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for OŠK Bešeňová. He was an assistant manager at

MFK Ružomberok MFK Ružomberok () is a Slovak football club, playing in the city of Ružomberok. History Established in 1906, the club's colours have been traditionally white, yellow and red, which are also featured on the town's flag. However, the sponsor ...

. Sapara appeared at the

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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

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. On 26 September, he scored his first goal for the club against

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Trabzonspor

September 2011, Sapara joined

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along with

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, for a transfer fee of €200,000. On 5 January 2012, he went on loan to

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until the end of the 2011–12 season.

Return to Ružomberok

In 2015 Sapara returned to

, where he ended his career in 2018. He then became an assistant coach of

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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.''

Honours

MFK Ružomberok *

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: 2005–06 *

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: 2005–06 Rosenborg *

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Trabzonspor *

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runner-up:

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Gaziantepspor * Spor Toto Cup: 2012 Individual *

player of the month: October 2006

References

External links

Player profile from RBKwebPlayer profile from RBKweb (nor)
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