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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1973-03-29) 29 March 1973 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Tuzla, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Radnik Velika Gorica | 30 | (1) |
| 1994–1997 | NK Zagreb | 58 | (6) |
| 1998–2002 | Pohang Steelers | 109 | (4) |
| 2003–2005 | Ilhwa Chunma | 56 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Suwon Bluewings | 31 | (0) |
| 2008 | Chunnam Dragons | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | Karlovac | 12 | (1) |
| Total | 301 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Croatia U21 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Jasenko Sabitović | |
| Hangul | 이싸빅 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李싸빅 |
| Revised Romanization | I Ssabik |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Ssabik |
Jasenko Sabitović (born 29 May 1973) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back for NK Zagreb, Pohang Steelers, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Chunnam Dragons, NK Karlovac. He became naturalized as a South Korean citizen in 2004 and while playing there was known as Lee Savik.
Club career
Sabitović first came to South Korea in 1998, when he joined the Pohang Steelers from Croatian First League side NK Zagreb.
After he was released from the Suwon Samsung Bluewings, there was a rumour that he would go to Africa. However, he decided to stay in South Korea to play for the Chunnam Dragons.
International career
Born in Tuzla, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, Sabitović played for the Croatia U21 national team because his mother is a Bosnian Croat. He won six international caps with the team in 1995. Because of this, he was eligible to play for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and South Korea.
External links
- Jasenko Sabitović – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tuzla
- Naturalized citizens of South Korea
- South Korean people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- South Korean people of Croatian descent
- Men's association football central defenders
- Croatian men's footballers
- Croatia men's under-21 international footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers
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- NK Zagreb players
- Pohang Steelers players
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- Suwon Samsung Bluewings players
- Jeonnam Dragons players
- NK Karlovac 1919 players
- Croatian Football League players
- K League 1 players
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
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