Svetozar Šapurić

Svetozar Šapurić (; 28 August 1960 – 27 December 2024) was a Serbian football manager and player.

Career Šapurić started out at his hometown club Vrbas, spending eight seasons in the senior squad (1977–1985), before securing a move to Vojvodina. He was a member of the team that won the Yugoslav First League in 1989. Subsequently, Šapurić moved abroad to Cyprus and signed with APOEL. He later switched to Anorthosis (1993–1995), before returning to APOEL for his final season.

After finishing his playing career, Šapurić was briefly manager of APOEL in 1996. He later served as sporting director for his former club Vojvodina from September 1996 to October 1999. Afterwards, Šapurić returned to Cyprus for his second brief spell as manager of APOEL in 2000. He was also later appointed their sporting director in December 2015, remaining in charge until September 2018.

Death Šapurić died on 27 December 2024, at the age of 64.