Marco Sas
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-02-16) 16 February 1971
Place of birth Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Position(s) Central Defender
Youth career
Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Sparta Rotterdam 49 (0)
1991–1996 NAC Breda 97 (0)
1996–1997 Bradford City 31 (3)
1997–1998 FC Basel 14 (0)
1998–2001 SV Deltasport Vlaardingen
International career
1988–1990 Netherlands U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 Oktober 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]

References

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

Sources

  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2189-1
  • Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
  • Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage
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