Zoltan Sabo

Zoltan Sabo (Serbian Cyrillic: Золтан Сабо, Hungarian: Szabó Zoltán; 26 May 1972 — 15 December 2020) was a Serbian professional footballer. He played as a defender. He also held Hungarian citizenship.[2]

Zoltan Sabo
Personal information
Full nameZoltan Sabo
Date of birth(1972-05-26)26 May 1972
Place of birthSombor, SR Serbia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death15 December 2020(2020-12-15) (aged 48)
Place of deathSremska Kamenica, Serbia[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
TSC Bačka Topola (head coach)
Youth career
Jedinstvo Svetozar Miletić
Radnički Sombor
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1992Hajduk Kula31(1)
1992–1996Vojvodina114(2)
1996–2000Partizan67(1)
2000–2002Suwon Samsung Bluewings48(0)
2002Avispa Fukuoka17(1)
2003Zalaegerszeg12(2)
2003–2004AEK Larnaca20(4)
2004Mladost Apatin4(0)
2005–2008Cement Beočin83(1)
Total396(12)
Teams managed
2007–2009Kecskemét (assistant)
2009–2011Radnički Sombor
2011–2012Hajduk Kula
2012Vojvodina (assistant)
2013–2014Litex Lovech (assistant)
2014–2015Donji Srem (assistant)
2015Vojvodina (assistant)
2016Proleter Novi Sad
2016Jagodina
2016–2017Proleter Novi Sad
2017–2020TSC Bačka Topola
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sabo played for Hajduk Kula, Vojvodina, and Partizan. Sabo began his managerial career at the helm of his hometown club Radnički Sombor in October 2009.

Sabo died on 15 December 2020 in Sremska Kamenica, Serbia from pulmonary embolism-related problems at the age of 48.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Preminuo Zoltan Sabo
  2. "Szabó Zoltán" (in magyar). nela.hu. Retrieved 24 December 2017.