Zoran Dimitrijević

Not to be confused with Zoran Dimitrijević (footballer, born 1963).

Zoran Dimitrijević
Mural dedicated to Dimitrijević in Vračar
Personal information
Full name Zoran Dimitrijević
Date of birth (1962-08-28)28 August 1962
Place of birth Belgrade, PR Serbia,
FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death 13 September 2006(2006-09-13) (aged 44)
Place of death Nantes, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1981 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1985 Partizan 61 (5)
1985 Kansas City Comets (indoor) 8 (0)
1986–1987 Spartak Subotica 13 (4)
1987–1989 Dinamo Zagreb 37 (2)
1989–1991 Dijon 45 (3)
1991–1992 Valence
1992–1996 ESA Brive
Total 164 (14)
International career
1982–1985 Yugoslavia U21 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zoran "Čava" Dimitrijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран "Чава" Димитријевић; 28 August 1962 – 13 September 2006) was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Belgrade, Dimitrijević started out at Partizan and made his first team debut in 1981 against Velež Mostar. He spent four seasons in the senior squad, winning one Yugoslav First League title with the Crno-beli. He totalled 59 goals in 199 matches for the club in all competitions, but never lived up to the expectations due to his love for night-life and alcohol.[1] After leaving the club in 1985, Dimitrijević moved to the United States and briefly played indoor soccer with the Kansas City Comets. He subsequently returned to Yugoslavia and went on to play for Spartak Subotica and Dinamo Zagreb. In his later years, Dimitrijević played for several French clubs.

Personal life

He was the father of Miloš Dimitrijević.[2] He only just survived a road accident in France in 2003.[3] Dimitrijević died in 2006.[4]

Honours

Partizan
Spartak Subotica

References

  1. ^ "SPORTSKE LEGENDE BEOGRADA – ZORAN DIMITRIJEVIĆ". SOS Kanal Plus (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ "IN MEMORIAM" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Foto arhiva – Zoran Dimitrijević (1962-2006)". CRNO-BELA NOSTALGIJA (in Serbian). 19 August 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Zoran Dimitrijević (1962-2006)". B92 (in Serbian). 13 September 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2024.