Saša Papac
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saša Papac | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Široki Brijeg | 14 | (1) |
| 2001–2004 | Kärnten | 95 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | Austria Vienna | 58 | (2) |
| 2006–2012 | Rangers | 161 | (6) |
| Total | 328 | (12) | |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2012 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Saša Papac (born 7 February 1980) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer, who last played for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League.
Before joining Rangers, Papac had played in both his native country of Bosnia for Široki Brijeg and in Austria for Kärnten and Austria Vienna. He spent the early part of his career as a central defender but during his time at Rangers developed into a left back known for his consistently high level of performance.
Papac started his career with NK Široki Brijeg in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2000. He made fourteen appearances, scoring once for the club.
He then moved to Austria with FC Kärnten a year later. Papac spent three years with Kärnten, making 100 appearances and scoring on three occasions. When Kärnten were relegated from the Austrian Bundesliga in 2004 he joined Austria Vienna. Whilst in Vienna he would make 76 appearances (with three goals) and win the league in 2006. He was also part of the side which won successive Austrian Cups in 2005 and 2006.
He signed for Rangers on 31 August 2006 for a fee of £450,000. He became Rangers' third signing from Austria Vienna in the 2006 summer transfer window, after Libor Sionko and Filip Šebo. Papac made his debut for Rangers on 17 September 2006, coming on as a half time substitute for Steven Smith in a Scottish Premier League game against Hibernian. The side went on to lose the match 2–1.
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