Marco Sas Explained

Marco Sas
Birth Date:16 February 1971
Birth Place:Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Position:Central Defender
Youthclubs1:Sparta Rotterdam
Years1:1988–1991
Caps1:49
Goals1:0
Years2:1991–1996
Caps2:97
Goals2:0
Years3:1996–1997
Clubs3:Bradford City
Caps3:31
Goals3:3
Years4:1997–1998
Clubs4:FC Basel
Caps4:14
Goals4:0
Years5:1998–2001
Clubs5:SV Deltasport Vlaardingen
Nationalyears1:1988–1990
Nationalteam1:Netherlands U21
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0

Marco Sas (born 16 February 1971 is a Dutch retired footballer who played for Sparta Rotterdam, NAC Breda, Bradford City and FC Basel.

Career

Sas advanced from the youth team to Sparta Rotterdam first team in 1988 and stayed with them for three seasons. During this time Sas made four appearances for the Netherlands U21 team. In 1991 he transferred to NAC Breda, where he played for five years. In 1996 Sas moved to England on a free transfer and signed for Bradford City, but after one season he moved on to Switzerland.

Sas joined FC Basel's first team for their 1997–98 season under head coach Jörg Berger. After playing in four test games _ played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise on 9 July 1997 as Basel were defeated 0–3 by Lausanne-Sport.[1]

Sas was injured in October and due to this he did not play again before the winter break. He made a come back during the test games, but the injury re-occurred. Later Sas left the club and ended his professional career. During his short time with the club Sas played a total of 24 games for Basel. 14 of these games were in the Nationalliga A and 10 were friendly games. He scored one goal during these friendly games.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 9 July 1997 . FC Lausanne-Sport - FC Basel 3:0 (2:0) . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 16 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 1998 . Marco Sas - FCB statistic . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 16 November 2021.