Zoran Marić

Zoran Marić
Personal information
Full nameZoran Marić
Date of birth21 February 1960
Place of birthBoka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Vojvodina (coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1979Novi Sad33(4)
1979–1987Vojvodina212(44)
1988–1991Celta88(15)
1991–1993Compostela54(8)
Total387(71)
National team
1983Yugoslavia2(0)
Teams managed
2000–2001Compostela
2005–2006Vojvodina
2009Vojvodina
2010Borac Banja Luka
2010–2011Serbia U18
2012Serbia U19
2014–Vojvodina
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Zoran "Džimi" Marić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зopaн – Џими Mapић; born 21 February 1960) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a striker, and a current manager.

Club career

Born in Boka (Sečanj), Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Marić represented local FK Novi Sad and FK Vojvodina in his country. In January 1988, aged almost 29, he was allowed to leave the Iron Curtain nation and move to Spain, where he would remain until his retirement five years later, with Galician clubs Celta de Vigo[1] and SD Compostela; he competed in La Liga with the former, amassing totals of 71 games and 13 goals.

In the 2000s Marić became a manager, notably working with former sides Vojvodina[2] and Compostela.[3]

International career

Marić gained two caps for Yugoslavia in 1983. He made his debut on 30 March in a 2–0 friendly win in Romania.

Personal life

Marić's son, Goran, is also a footballer and a striker. He too spent many years working in Spain, mainly with Celta de Vigo B.[4]

References

  1. "Zoran Maric" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. "Predstavljen novi šef stručnog štaba Vojvodine" (in Serbian). Blic. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  3. "El Compostela pierde a una de sus jóvenes promesas" [Compostela loses one of its young prospects] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 18 October 2000. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  4. "Goran Maric: "Luis Enrique no se casa con nadie"" [Goran Maric: "Luis Enrique does not have protegés"] (in Spanish). Moi Celeste. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.

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