Zoltan Sabo
Serbian association football player
About Zoltan Sabo
Lived 1972 – 2020 (aged 48). Zoltan Sabo was a Yugoslav and Serbian association football player and association football coach.
Zoltan Sabo (; ; 26 May 1972 – 15 December 2020) was a Serbian professional football player and manager. During his playing career, he was a defender. He also held Hungarian citizenship.
Playing career In 1991, Sabo began his playing career at Hajduk Kula, newly promoted to the Yugoslav Second League. In his first senior career, he contributed to Hajduk's promotion to the First League of FR Yugoslavia. Suwon registered his name as "Zoli", hoping he would successfully replace their previous defender Cosmin Olăroiu, called "Oli". He was named the Most Valuable Player at the 2000–01 Asian Club Championship after helping the club win the tournament. In 2002, he left for J2 League club Avispa Fukuoka.
During the 2003–04 season, Sabo played for Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca, winning the Cypriot Cup.
Managerial career After a stint as assistant coach to Tomislav Sivić at Nemzeti Bajnokság II champions Kecskemét, Sabo began his managerial career at the helm of his hometown club Radnički Sombor in October 2009. He spent the next two years at the position before leaving the side in November 2011. A month later, Sabo was appointed manager at Hajduk Kula.
Between 2013 and 2015, Sabo worked as assistant coach to Zlatomir Zagorčić at Litex Lovech of Bulgaria's top division, A Group, and two Serbian SuperLiga clubs, namely Donji Srem and Vojvodina. On 16 January 2016, he restarted his managerial career at Serbian First League club Proleter Novi Sad.
After performing the role of a director at First League club TSC for a while, Sabo was promoted to a manager on 21 August 2018. In the 2018–19 season, he won the First League title, leading the club to be promoted to the SuperLiga. The next season, his team finished fourth at the SuperLiga, qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.
Death Sabo died of a heart attack on 15 December 2020, aged 48, after suffering from COVID-19.
Honours Player Partizan
AEK Larnaca Cypriot Cup: 2003–04
Individual Asian Club Championship Most Valuable Player: 2000–01
Manager TSC Serbian First League: 2018–19
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Who was Zoltan Sabo?
Serbian association football player (1972-2020)
When was Zoltan Sabo born?
Zoltan Sabo was born on 26 May 1972 in Belgrade.
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Zoltan Sabo died on 15 December 2020 in Sremska Kamenica.
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Zoltan Sabo was an association football player and association football coach.
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Zoltan Sabo was Yugoslav and Serbian.
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