Željko Sopić

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Željko Sopić
Full name	Željko Sopić
Date of birth	July 26, 1974 (1974-07-26) (age 33)
Place of birth	Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	188 cm
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	NK Slaven Belupo
Number	13
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-1998 1998-2000 2000-2005 2005-2006 2006-2008	NK Zagreb Bor. Mönchengladbach Rot-Weiß Ahlen NK Zagreb Slaven Belupo	52 (3) 126 (20) 20 (0) 40 (2)
National team
1998-1999	Croatia B	2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

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. ^[1]