Sargon Duran

Sargon Duran (born 31 January 1987) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and current manager of Wiener Neustädter.

Sargon Duran

Duran with Wiener Neustadt in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-01-31) 31 January 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Wiener Neustädter (Manager)
Youth career
1994–2003	1. Simmeringer
2003–2005	First Vienna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	First Vienna	42	(0)
2007–2008	Rapid Wien I	20	(1)
2008–2009	SV Horn	30	(4)
2009	Tennis Borussia Berlin	17	(2)
2010	SV Horn	15	(1)
2010–2011	First Vienna	9	(0)
2011–2013	1. SC Sollenau	41	(3)
2013–2015	FAC	57	(4)
2015–2018	Wiener Neustadt	85	(5)
2018	Mauerwerk
2018–2019	FV Wien Floridsdorf	9	(1)
Managerial career
2018–2019	Wiener Neustadt (assistant)
2019	Wiener Neustadt (caretaker)
2019–2020	Austria Wien (assistant)
2020–2021	Austria Women (assistant)
2021	Admira Wacker (assistant)
2021	SV Sandhausen (assistant)
2022–	Wiener Neustädter
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

In July 2018, Duran was appointed assistant manager for Gerhard Fellner at Wiener Neustadt, while still playing for FC Mauerwerk.^[1][2] Fellner was sacked on 2 May 2019, and Duran was then appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season.^[3]

On 13 June 2019, Duran was appointed assistant manager for FK Austria Wien under manager newly appointed manager Christian Ilzer.^[4] The duo left the club one year later.^[5] In September 2020, Duran was appointed assistant coach for the Austria's women national team.^[6] He left the position in May 2021, to become assistant coach at Admira Wacker.^[7] In June 2021, he moved to SV Sandhausen in a similar position.^[8]

In the summer 2022, Duran was appointed manager of 1. Wiener Neustädter SC.