Bojan Zoranović

Bojan Zoranović

Zoranović in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Bojan Zoranović
Date of birth	(1990-04-12) 12 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Gornji Milanovac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Team information
Current team	Serbian White Eagles (head coach)
Youth career
	Takovo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Takovo	16	(3)
2007–2011	Metalac Gornji Milanovac	1	(0)
2010	→ Metalac Trgovački (loan)	8	(0)
2011–2012	Šumadija Aranđelovac	24	(5)
2012–2013	Radnički Kragujevac	7	(0)
2013	Metalac Gornji Milanovac	8	(0)
2014	Mačva Šabac	17	(1)
2015	Leotar
2016	Kolubara	7	(0)
2016–2017	Dinamo Vranje	8	(0)
2018	CSC Mississauga
2018	Unionville Milliken	2	(2)
2019	Scarborough SC
2020–2023	Serbian White Eagles
Managerial career
2023–	Serbian White Eagles
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bojan Zoranović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Зорановић; born 12 April 1990) is a Serbian coach and footballer. He is the head coach of Serbian White Eagles FC of the Canadian Soccer League.

Club career

Early career

Zoranović began his career in 2006 in the Serbian League West with FK Takovo.[1][2] In 2007, he moved up to the Serbian First League with Metalac Gornji Milanovac.[1] Metalac would secure promotion to the country's top-tier league in the 2008-09 season.[3] The club re-signed him for the following season where he made his debut in the SuperLiga.[3][4] His debut match was on August 14, 2010, against OFK Beograd.[5] Though he managed to make his debut in the first division he spent the majority of his tenure with loan spells with Šumadija Aranđelovac and Metalac Trgovački.[1][6]

Serbia

He had another stint in the Serbian top tier in 2012 with Radnicki Kragujevac.[7][8][9] In his debut season with Radnicki, he played 7 matches.[5] After a season with Radnički, he returned to his former club Metalac Gornji Milanovac where he appeared in 8 matches.[5]

He returned to the Serbian second tier the following season to play with Mačva Šabac.[10] In total, he appeared in 6 matches for the club.[5]

Bosnia

In the winter of 2014, he was transferred abroad to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina to play with Slavija Sarajevo.[11] In 2015, he returned to Bosnia to play in the First League of the Republika Srpska with FK Leotar.[12][13][14] He departed from Leotar in the 2016 January transfer window.[15]

Return to Serbia

Zoranović returned to the Serbian First League in 2016 to sign with FK Kolubara.[16] His final season in Serbian football was with Dinamo Vranje for the 2016-17 season.[17]

Canada

In 2018, Zoranović went abroad for the second time this time in the Canadian Soccer League's first division with CSC Mississauga.[18] He split the 2018 season by also playing with Unionville Milliken SC.[19] After a season in Mississauga, he signed with league rivals Scarborough SC for the 2019 CSL season.[20] In his debut season with the eastern Toronto side, he helped the club clinch a playoff berth by finishing as runners-up in the first division.[21] He participated in the CSL Championship final where Scarborough successfully defeated FC Ukraine United.[20][22]

Zoranović signed with the Serbian White Eagles for the 2020 CSL season.[23] The Serbs qualified for the postseason where they were eliminated in the first round by Vorkuta.[24] He re-signed with Serbia for another season where once again the club secured a postseason berth but was eliminated in the opening round by his former club Scarborough.[25]

The 2022 season marked his third stint with the organization.[26] He helped the Serbs in securing the regular-season title including a playoff berth.[27] He also played in the second round of the postseason against FC Continentals where the White Eagles were eliminated.[28]

Managerial career

In 2022, he served as an assistant coach for the Serbian White Eagles under Uroš Stamatović.[28] Zoranović was promoted to the head coach position for the 2024 season.[29] In the season's early stages, he secured the Royal CSL Cup against his former team Scarborough.[30][31] He would also lead Serbia to a double by winning the regular season title.[32]

Honours

Player

Serbian White Eagles

• Canadian Soccer League Regular Season: 2022[27]

Scarborough SC

• CSL Championship: 2019[20]

Manager

Serbian White Eagles

• Canadian Soccer League Regular Season: 2024[32]
• Canadian Soccer League Royal CSL Cup: 2024[30]

References

1. "FK Dinamo Vranje - Statistics". srbijafudbal.com. 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
2. Vujcic, Djuradj (16 March 2023). "Catching Up with Bojan Zoranovic". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
3. Металац са седам новајлија [Metalac with seven newcomers]. www.novosti.rs (in Serbian (Latin script)). 15 August 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
4. "Metalac Gornji Milanovac 2009-10". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
5. "Serbia - B. Zoranović - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
6. "Бојан Зорановић на мети славијаша" [Bojan Zoranović on the target of Slavija]. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
7. "Фудбалери Радничког 1923 отпутовали у Анталију" [Football players of Radnicki 1923 traveled to Antalya]. www.novosti.rs (in Serbian (Latin script)). 2 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
8. "Radnički će, tek, biti hit" [Radnicki will be a hit]. NOVOSTI (in Serbian). 18 July 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
9. "Povratak Predraga Živadinovića u Radnički 1923" [Return of Predrag Živadinović to Radnički in 1923]. NOVOSTI (in Serbian). 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
10. Mijanović, Ratomir (20 February 2015). "Сарајево нови тест фудбалера Леотара" [Sarajevo, a new test for soccer player Leotar]. Glas Srpske (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
11. Stambolić, D. (16 January 2014). "Zoranović mijenja Dudića u napadu" [Zoranović replaces Dudić in the attack]. SPORTSPORT (in Bosnian). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
12. "Велики корак ка Премијер лиги: Леотар бољи од Козаре" [A big step towards the Premier League: Leotar better than Kozara]. slobodnahercegovina.com. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
13. Šljivak, M. (11 April 2015). "Leotar usamljen na vrhu Prve lige RS" [Leotar alone at the top of the RS First League]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
14. Škorić, E. (12 September 2015). "Pobjede Leotara, Mladosti i Tekstilca" [Victories of Leotar, Mladosta and Tekstilac]. SPORTSPORT (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
15. "Прозивка на "Полицама", прва провјера ОФК Београд | Радио Требиње" [Roll call on "Police", the first check of OFK Belgrade]. Radio Trebinje. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
16. "Праве новине" [Stević announced his resignation from the position of president of FC "Kolubara"]. pravenovine.rs. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
17. Stanić, D. (9 September 2016). "ZORANOVIĆ: Dinamo na pobedu protiv BSK" [ZORANOVIĆ: Dinamo to win against BSK]. infovranjske.rs. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
18. "2018 CSC Mississauga roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
19. "Bojan Zoranovic 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
20. Adamson, Stan (26 October 2019). "Scarborough On Top…..Vorkuta B wins Second Division Championship – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
21. Adamson, Stan (29 September 2019). "Vorkuta Completes Regular Season Unbeaten". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
22. Stanchev, Stancho (28 October 2019). "От Третия Огит! Брежанецът К. Димитров триумфира с шампионската титла в Канада" [FROM THE THIRD EXPERIENCE! Brezhanets K. Dimitrov triumphed with the championship title in Canada]. Вестник Струма (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 January 2020.
23. Adamson, Stan (4 October 2020). "Scarborough Wins League Title……….Brantford 's last game victory". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
24. Adamson, Stan (11 October 2020). "Overtime Victory Puts Vorkuta in Championship Final". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
25. Adamson, Stan (31 October 2021). "Scarborough Outlasts Serbian White Eagles in Semi-Final Victory". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
26. "Solid Eagles in Season Opening". Serbian White Eagles. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
27. Adamson, Stan (29 September 2022). "The Two Sides to Serbian White Eagles". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
28. Vujcic, Djuradj (20 August 2022). "Continentals Come Out on Top in Semi-Final". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
29. Vujcic, Djuradj (31 May 2024). "Eagles Count to Twelve: A Dozen Goals at Rob Ford Stadium". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
30. Vujcic, Djuradj (9 June 2024). "Two Goals By Pavicevic for the Win and the Cup". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
31. "Orlovi Preko Bare Sve Gaze: Dva reprezentativca Srbije su tamo igrala!" [The Eagles Through The Bare are Trusting Everything: Two Serbian national team players played there!] (in Serbian). Republika. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
32. Orošić, Miloš (3 October 2024). "Ipak su Srpski orlovi najbolji! Definitivno smo fudbalska nacija, ni Kanađani im ne mogu ništa!" [Serbian Eagles are the best after all! We are definitely a soccer nation, not even the Canadians can do anything to them!] (in Serbian). Republika. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

External links

• Bojan Zoranović at Soccerway
• Bojan Zoranović at League1 Ontario
• Bojan Zoranović stats at utakmica.rs (in Serbian)