Zeljko Sopic

Zalgiris Kaunas
Manager

Born on : July 24, 1974 (52 years) at Zagreb

Nationality : Croatia

Height : 1m87

Weight : 87 kg

2010-2011

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Current season statistics (2026)

9 Victories 5 Draws

4 Losses 2 League Ranking

27 Goals for 18 Goals against

Main position
Defensive Midfielder

Identities

Zeljko Sopic

Željko Sopić

Manager careerLast updated on 24/09/2026 at 10:15

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Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
2026	Zalgiris Kaunas	1	9	56%5	33%3	11%1	2	53	19	5	8	38%3	25%2	38%3	Europa LeagueBarrBarrages 1er tour Champions League3e t3e tour	7	13	1	100%1			LFF Taurė1/2 1/2 finales	1	0								18	50%9	28%5	22%4		27	18
2025/2026	Osijek	1	12	8%1	42%5	50%6	10	17	8	21								1		100%1		SuperSport Hrvatski kup1/8 1/8 de finale	1	1								13	8%1	46%6	46%6		9	22
2025/2026	Widzew Lodz	1	6	33%2	17%1	50%3	10	7	8	7																						6	33%2	17%1	50%3		8	7
2024/2025	Widzew Lodz	1	9	33%3	11%1	56%5	13	40	10	10																						9	33%3	11%1	56%5		10	10
2024/2025	Rijeka	1	2	50%1	50%1		3	4	4	0	3	33%1	67%2		Europa League3e t3e tour	2	1															5	40%2	60%3			6	1
2023/2024	Rijeka	1	32	63%20	16%5	22%7	2	74	57	28	1		100%1		Europa Conference LeagueBarrBarrages	1	1	6	67%4	17%1	17%1	SuperSport Hrvatski kupFinaFinale	15	4								39	62%24	18%7	21%8		73	33
2023/2024	HNK Gorica	1	4	25%1	50%2	25%1			2	2																						4	25%1	50%2	25%1		2	2
2022/2023	HNK Gorica	1	20	30%6	35%7	35%7	9	32	25	26																						20	30%6	35%7	35%7		25	26
2019/2020	Sabah	1	8	25%2	25%2	50%4	6	21	5	12								3	33%1		67%2	Azerbaijan Cup1/4 1/4 de finale	7	6								11	27%3	18%2	55%6		12	18
2018/2019	Al Ain	1	3	33%1	33%1	33%1	2	32	1	3																						3	33%1	33%1	33%1		1	3
2016/2017	Dinamo Zagreb	1	1	100%1			2	22	1	0	1			100%1	Champions League2	0	4	1	100%1			Croatian Cup1er 1er tour	5	0								3	67%2		33%1		6	4
2015/2016	Din. Zagreb B	2	25	32%8	32%8	36%9	6	43	24	27																						25	32%8	32%8	36%9		24	27
2015/2016	Rudes	2	7	29%2	29%2	43%3			11	13																						7	29%2	29%2	43%3		11	13
2014/2015	Rudes	2	30	33%10	40%12	27%8	4	42	36	28																						30	33%10	40%12	27%8		36	28
Total			168	38%63	30%50	33%55	69	387	211	182	13	31%4	38%5	31%4		10	19	12	58%7	17%2	25%3		29	11								193	38%74	30%57	32%62		250	212

Sopic's career statisticsLast updated on 24/09/2026 at 10:15

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

V D L

Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

2010/2011

Lokomotiva

1260

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Lokomotiva	T-Com Prva HNL	28	2		1260		35	11	2520	0	100%		93%	3		25%	32%	43%

2009/2010

Lokomotiva

1305

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Lokomotiva	T-Com Prva HNL	29	2		1305		35	10	2610	0	100%		97%	4		41%	21%	38%

2008/2009

2007/2008

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Slaven	T-Com Prva HNL	32	2	1	1422		27	15	2844	0	100%		97%	3		50%	19%	31%
Slaven	(C3) UEFA Cup	2					4		180	0	100%			1		0%	0%	100%

2006/2007

Slaven Belupo

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Slaven	Prva HNL Ožujsko	1					1		90	0	100%					0%	0%	100%

2005/2006

NK Zagreb

2004/2005

Ahlen

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ahlen	2. Bundesliga	1					1		90	8	100%					0%	0%	100%
Ahlen	DFB-Pokal	2					3		142	8	50%	1	67%	1		50%	0%	50%

2003/2004

Ahlen

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ahlen	DFB-Pokal	1					1		72	8	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%

2002/2003

Ahlen

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Ahlen	DFB-Pokal	2					2		156	0	100%		67%	1		50%	0%	50%

2001/2002

2001/2002

2000/2001

1999/2000

Club	Competition															V	D	L
M'gladbach	2. Bundesliga	12	1		1003		10	3	1003	0	100%			1		33%	25%	42%

1998/1999

M'gladbach

896

974

Club	Competition															V	D	L
M'gladbach	Bundesliga	23	2		896		37	3	1791	0	91%	2	68%	5	2	17%	26%	57%
M'gladbach	DFB-Pokal	2					2		157	0	100%		50%			50%	0%	50%

1997/1998

NK Zagreb

151

Club	Competition															V	D	L
NK Zagreb	(C2) Cup Winners' Cup	4	2		151		5	1	302	0	100%		100%			75%	0%	25%

1996/1997

NK Zagreb

1995/1996

NK Zagreb

Club	Competition															V	D	L
NK Zagreb	Intertoto Cup									0		1

1994/1995

1993/1994

1992/1993

Total

The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Runner-ups

1. HNL

2008

Manager's titles

Victories

1. HNL

2025

Runner-ups

1. HNL	2	20242017
Croatian Cup	1	2024

Transfers

29/06/26 >	Zalgiris Kaunas	mana.
29/10/25 > 24/02/26	Osijek	mana.
17/03/25 > 25/08/25	Widzew Lodz	mana.
25/08/23 > 13/08/24	Rijeka	mana.
28/11/22 > 23/08/23	HNK Gorica	mana.
27/11/19 > 03/07/20	Sabah	mana.
01/02/19 > 18/02/19	Al Ain	mana.
30/01/17 > 01/02/19	Al Ain	a. m.
27/09/16 > 08/11/16	Dinamo Zagreb	a. m.
19/09/16 > 27/09/16	Dinamo Zagreb	mana.
01/07/16 > 19/09/16	Dinamo Zagreb	a. m.
22/09/15 > 01/07/16	Dinamo Zagreb B	mana.
01/07/14 > 17/09/15	Rudes	mana.
30/01/13 > 01/07/14	Rudes	a. m.
01/07/11 > 30/06/12	Lokomotiva	a. m.

01/07/11 >	Retired
01/07/08 > 01/07/11	Lokomotiva	Free
01/07/06 > 01/07/08	Slaven Belupo
01/07/05 > 01/07/06	NK Zagreb
01/01/02 > 01/07/02	H. Petah Tikva	Loan
01/07/00 > 01/07/05	Ahlen
01/07/98 > 01/07/00	M'gladbach
01/07/92 > 01/07/98	NK Zagreb

Suggest a transfer for this player

Manager career by clubLast updated on 19/09/2026 at 08:48

Club	Played matches	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses	GF Goals for	GA Goals against
Al Ain	3	33%1	33%1	33%1	1	3
Din. Zagreb	3	67%2	0%0	33%1	6	4
Din. Zagreb B	25	32%8	32%8	36%9	24	27
HNK Gorica	24	29%7	38%9	33%8	27	28
Osijek	13	8%1	46%6	46%6	9	22
Rijeka	44	59%26	23%10	18%8	79	34
Rudes	37	32%12	38%14	30%11	47	41
Sabah	11	27%3	18%2	55%6	12	18
Widzew Lodz	15	33%5	13%2	53%8	18	17
Zalgiris Kaunas	18	50%9	28%5	22%4	27	18

Player career by clubLast updated on 19/09/2026 at 08:48

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Ahlen	6				460	2		83%5	33%2	67%4
M'gladbach	37	3		984	2951	6	2	95%35	24%9	51%19
Lokomotiva	57	4		1283	5130	7		100%57	33%19	40%23
NK Zagreb	4	2		151	302			100%4	75%3	25%1
Slaven	35	2	1	1557	3114	4		100%35	46%16	37%13

Manager's favourite opponents

Club		V
Lokomotiva	11	6	18	10
Segesta	7	5	15	7
Rudes	7	5	13	4
HNK Gorica	10	4	13	8
Varazdin	12	3	16	13
Hajduk Split	7	3	5	7
Osijek	7	3	7	6
Slaven	7	3	9	5
Imotski	6	3	7	5
Istra 1961	6	3	12	11
Dugopolje	6	3	6	4
Hrvatski	6	2	7	7
Cibalia	6	2	9	7
Sibenik	5	2	8	7
Rijeka	3	2	2	2
Bistra	3	2	2	0
Panevezys	2	2	4	0
Sesvete	7	1	7	12
Lucko	6	1	5	8
Qäbälä	3	1	5	8

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Sibenik	7	2	1
NK Zagreb	7	6	0
Varazdin	7	4	1
Rijeka	7	2	1
Osijek	6	1	0
Medjimurje	5	3	1
Karlovac	4	2	1
NK Zadar	7	4	0
Inter Zapresic	7	1	1
Cibalia	6	2	0
Slaven	4	0	0
Istra 1961	4	2	0
RNK Split	2	0	0
Schalke 04	2	1	0
Greuther Fürth	2	1	0
Sloga	2	2	1
Waldhof M	2	2	1
Eintracht Frankfurt	1	0	0
Munich 1860	1	1	0
St. Pauli	1	1	0

Manager's worst opponents

Club		L
Din. Zagreb	13	8	25
Sesvete	7	4	12
Hajduk Split	7	3	7
Varazdin	12	3	13
Osijek	7	3	6
Lucko	6	3	8
Neftchi Baku	2	2	6
Qäbälä	3	2	8
Inter Zapresic	3	2	5
Hrvatski	6	2	7
Sibenik	5	2	7
Istra 1961	6	2	11
Lokomotiva	11	2	10
HNK Gorica	10	2	8
Dugopolje	6	2	4
Besiktas	2	1	3
Juventus	1	1	4
Qarabag	2	1	1
Zira	1	1	2
Slaven	7	1	5

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Din. Zagreb	7	6	11
Inter Zapresic	7	5	15
Hajduk Split	6	4	8
Rijeka	7	3	11
Cibalia	6	3	8
Werder	3	3	7
Galatasaray	2	2	4
Varazdin	7	2	6
Osijek	6	2	4
Medjimurje	5	2	5
NK Zadar	7	2	7
Istra 1961	4	2	6
Kaiserslautern	2	2	4
Siegen	1	1	2
Tromsö	2	1	6
Slaven	4	1	4
NK Zagreb	7	1	5
RNK Split	2	1	1
Bayern	1	1	4
Schalke 04	2	1	1

Results with or without him

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2010/2011	Lokomotiva	25%	43%	28	33%	67%	3	-
2009/2010	Lokomotiva	41%	38%	29	0%	100%	1	-
2008/2009	Lokomotiva	0%	0%	0	60%	23%	30	-
2007/2008	Slaven	47%	35%	34	43%	43%	7	Very slightly positive
2006/2007	Slaven	0%	100%	1	48%	30%	40	-
2005/2006	NK Zagreb	0%	0%	0	33%	55%	33	-
2004/2005	Ahlen	33%	67%	3	32%	41%	34	-
2003/2004	Ahlen	0%	0%	0	35%	41%	34	-
2002/2003	Ahlen	50%	50%	2	34%	46%	35	-
2001/2002	H. Petah Tikva	0%	0%	0	39%	44%	18	-
2001/2002	Ahlen	0%	0%	0	42%	32%	19	-
2000/2001	Ahlen	0%	0%	0	43%	31%	35	-
1999/2000	M'gladbach	33%	42%	12	43%	13%	23	Slightly negative
1998/1999	M'gladbach	20%	56%	25	15%	62%	13	Slightly positive
1997/1998	NK Zagreb	75%	25%	4	44%	31%	32	-
1996/1997	NK Zagreb	0%	0%	0	43%	37%	30	-
1995/1996	NK Zagreb	0%	0%	0	26%	47%	34	-
1994/1995	NK Zagreb	0%	0%	0	44%	16%	32	-
1993/1994	NK Zagreb	0%	0%	0	59%	15%	34	-
1992/1993	NK Zagreb	0%	0%	0	50%	17%	30	-

Key figures

The player has played in the first 11 in 1. HNL in each of the last 45 away from home matches

The player has played in the first 11 in 1. HNL in each of the last 90 matches

The player has played in the first 11 in 1. HNL in each of the last 45 at home matches

The player hasn't won in 1. HNL any of the last 5 at home matches

Zeljko Sopic has played in the first 11 all competitions included in each of the last 64 away from home matches

He has played in the first 11 all competitions included in each of the last 92 matches

Zeljko Sopic has played in the first 11 all competitions included in each of the last 46 at home matches

He hasn't won all competitions included any of the last 5 at home matches

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
NK Zagreb
14/08/1997	C2CWC	Sloga - NK Zagreb	1 - 2	First match with the club, first start, first victory
28/08/1997	C2CWC	NK Zagreb - Sloga	2 - 0	First goal
02/10/1997	C2CWC	Tromsö - NK Zagreb	4 - 2	First loss
Borussia M'gladbach
15/08/1998	B	M'gladbach - Schalke 04	3 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first victory
22/08/1998	B	Kaiserslautern - M'gladbach	2 - 1	First loss
11/12/1998	B	Dortmund - M'gladbach	1 - 1	First red card
24/04/1999	B	M'gladbach - Wolfsburg	5 - 2	First goal
Ahlen
06/11/2002	DFBP	Ahlen - Reutlingen	3 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first victory
04/12/2002	DFBP	Ahlen - Werder Bremen	1 - 2	First loss
Slaven Belupo
29/07/2006	PHNLO	Dinamo Zagreb - Slaven Belupo	1 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first loss
28/07/2007	TCPHNL	Slaven Belupo - Medjimurje	2 - 0	First victory
11/08/2007	TCPHNL	Sibenik - Slaven Belupo	0 - 2	First goal
Lokomotiva Zagreb
26/07/2009	TCPHNL	Rijeka - Lokomotiva	6 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first loss
14/08/2009	TCPHNL	NK Zagreb - Lokomotiva	2 - 4	First victory
02/10/2009	TCPHNL	Medjimurje - Lokomotiva	0 - 3	First goal

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 19/09/2026 at 08:48

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
1. HNL	1. HNL	90	6	1344	1	8064	100%90		39%35	23%21	38%34
Bundesliga	Bundesliga	23	2	896		1791	91%21	2	17%4	26%6	57%13
DFB-Pokal	DFB-Pokal	7				527	86%6		43%3		57%4
2. Bundesliga	2. Bundesliga	13	1	1093		1093	100%13		31%4	23%3	46%6
Intertoto Cup	Intertoto Cup
Cup Winners' Cup	Cup Winners' Cup	4	2	151		302	100%4		75%3		25%1
Europa League	Europa League	2				180	100%2				100%2

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2010/2011	Lokomotiva	1	14	33	30	8	9	13	24	37
2009/2010	Lokomotiva	1	8	42	30	12	6	12	35	38
2008/2009	Lokomotiva	2	3	59	30	18	5	7	50	30
2007/2008	Slaven	1	2	54	33	16	6	11	45	29
2006/2007	Slaven	1	4	49	33	14	7	12	40	35
2005/2006	NK Zagreb	1	10	37	32	11	4	17	26	43
2004/2005	Ahlen	2	13	39	34	10	9	15	43	49
2003/2004	Ahlen	2	12	44	34	12	8	14	36	45
2002/2003	Ahlen	2	12	40	34	11	7	16	48	60
2001/2002	H. Petah Tikva	1	6	47	33	13	8	12	40	36
2001/2002	Ahlen	2	7	28	18	8	4	6	34	39
2000/2001	Ahlen	2	6	54	34	15	9	10	61	53
1999/2000	M'gladbach	2	5	54	34	14	12	8	60	43
1998/1999	M'gladbach	1	18	21	34	4	9	21	41	79
1997/1998	NK Zagreb	1P	5	30	10	2	3	5	16	16
1997/1998	NK Zagreb	1	3	41	22	12	5	5	35	23
1996/1997	NK Zagreb	1	5	45	30	13	6	11	43	39
1995/1996	NK Zagreb	1S	5	29	22	7	8	7	24	25
1994/1995	NK Zagreb	1	4	53	30	14	11	5	41	26
1993/1994	NK Zagreb	1	2	49	34	20	9	5	58	30
1992/1993	NK Zagreb	1	3	40	30	15	10	5	50	27

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
May 21, 2011	21/05	TCPHNL	Round 30	Hajduk Split	2 - 0	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes
May 13, 2011	13/05	TCPHNL	Round 29	Lokomotiva	2 - 0	Cibalia	Absent
May 07, 2011	07/05	TCPHNL	Round 28	Slaven Belupo	2 - 2	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes
April 29, 2011	29/04	TCPHNL	Round 27	Lokomotiva	0 - 0	Karlovac	90 Minutes
April 23, 2011	23/04	TCPHNL	Round 26	Varazdin	0 - 1	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes
April 15, 2011	15/04	TCPHNL	Round 25	Lokomotiva	0 - 0	Rijeka	90 Minutes
April 09, 2011	09/04	TCPHNL	Round 24	Dinamo Zagreb	1 - 0	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes
April 01, 2011	01/04	TCPHNL	Round 23	Lokomotiva	0 - 0	RNK Split	90 Minutes
March 19, 2011	19/03	TCPHNL	Round 22	NK Zadar	1 - 0	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes
March 11, 2011	11/03	TCPHNL	Round 21	Lokomotiva	2 - 4	Inter Zapresic	90 Minutes	1
March 05, 2011	05/03	TCPHNL	Round 20	Sibenik	0 - 0	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes
February 25, 2011	25/02	TCPHNL	Round 19	Lokomotiva	0 - 0	Osijek	90 Minutes
December 04, 2010	04/12	TCPHNL	Round 18	Istra 1961	2 - 1	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes
November 26, 2010	26/11	TCPHNL	Round 17	Lokomotiva	3 - 2	Hrvatski	90 Minutes
November 20, 2010	20/11	TCPHNL	Round 16	Lokomotiva	2 - 0	NK Zagreb	90 Minutes
November 13, 2010	13/11	TCPHNL	Round 15	Lokomotiva	0 - 1	Hajduk Split	90 Minutes
November 06, 2010	06/11	TCPHNL	Round 14	Cibalia	2 - 1	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes
October 30, 2010	30/10	TCPHNL	Round 13	Lokomotiva	0 - 0	Slaven Belupo	90 Minutes
October 23, 2010	23/10	TCPHNL	Round 12	Karlovac	1 - 2	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes	1
October 16, 2010	16/10	TCPHNL	Round 11	Lokomotiva	1 - 2	Varazdin	90 Minutes
October 02, 2010	02/10	TCPHNL	Round 10	Rijeka	3 - 0	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes
September 26, 2010	26/09	TCPHNL	Round 9	Lokomotiva	0 - 2	Dinamo Zagreb	Absent
September 22, 2010	22/09	CC	First round	Lokomotiva	1 - 2	Inter Zapresic	No data
September 18, 2010	18/09	TCPHNL	Round 8	RNK Split	1 - 0	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes
September 10, 2010	10/09	TCPHNL	Round 7	Lokomotiva	3 - 2	NK Zadar	90 Minutes
August 28, 2010	28/08	TCPHNL	Round 6	Inter Zapresic	5 - 0	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes
August 21, 2010	21/08	TCPHNL	Round 5	Lokomotiva	0 - 0	Sibenik	90 Minutes
August 14, 2010	14/08	TCPHNL	Round 4	Osijek	0 - 0	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes
August 07, 2010	07/08	TCPHNL	Round 3	Lokomotiva	1 - 0	Istra 1961	90 Minutes
July 30, 2010	30/07	TCPHNL	Round 2	Hrvatski	1 - 2	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes
July 23, 2010	23/07	TCPHNL	Round 1	NK Zagreb	3 - 1	Lokomotiva	90 Minutes

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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