Željko Sopić

Football player infobox
playername = Željko Sopić


fullname = Željko Sopić
height = 188 cm
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|7|26
cityofbirth = Zagreb
countryofbirth = SFR Yugoslavia
currentclub = NK Slaven Belupo
clubnumber = 13
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1994-1998
1998-2000
2000-2005
2005-2006
2006-2008
clubs = NK Zagreb
Bor. Mönchengladbach
Rot-Weiß Ahlen
NK Zagreb
Slaven Belupo
caps(goals) =
52 (3)
126 (20)
20 (0)
40 (2)
nationalyears = 1998-1999
nationalteam = Croatia B
nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (0)
pcupdate = 25 September 2007
ntupdate =

Željko Sopić (born July 26, 1974) is a Croatian football midfielder, currently without a club.

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 first and 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 his current club, Slaven Belupo, in the summer of 2006.

He also won two international caps for the Croatian B national team, against Romania in 1998 and France in 1999. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kroa-b-intres.html Croatia National Team - "B" Internationals ] ]

External links

* [http://www.hnl-statistika.com/p1.asp?ID=747 Željko Sopić profile] at Nogometni Magazin hr icon
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil.php?id=959 Profile at Weltfussball.de] de icon

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