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Zoran Kokot

Zoran Kokot (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Кокот; born June 28, 1985) is a Bosnian retired footballer who played as a forward.

Zoran Kokot
Kokot in 2007
Personal information
Full name Zoran Kokot
Date of birth (1985-06-28) 28 June 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1993–2000 OFK Kasindo
2000–2004 Slavija Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Slavija Sarajevo 44 (8)
2007 Hamilton Serbians
2007 Serbian White Eagles
2007–2009 Slavija Sarajevo 14 (9)
2009–2010 KSK Beveren 27 (2)
2010 Slavija Sarajevo 9 (2)
2010–2011 Mes Sarcheshme[1]
2012 Gol Gohar Sirjan
2012–2013 Slavija Sarajevo 27 (6)
2013–2014 FK Olimpik 28 (3)
2014–2015 Slavija Sarajevo 14 (5)
2015 Željezničar Sarajevo 29 (6)
2015–2016 Mladost Podgorica 14 (2)
2016–2017 Vitez 28 (4)
2017–2018 Zvijezda Gradačac 10 (2)
2018 Travnik 8 (2)
2018–2019 Slavija Sarajevo 24 (12)
2020 Hamilton City SC 4 (1)
2021–2023 Famos Vojkovići 24 (2)
Managerial career
2023– Famos Vojkovići (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Early career edit

Kokot began his career in 2004 with FK Slavija in the Bosnian Premier League.[2] In 2007, he played abroad in the Ontario Soccer League with the Hamilton Serbians, where he finished as the top goalscorer in the Provincial West Division.[3] Shortly after he signed with the Serbian White Eagles FC in the Canadian Soccer League, where he assisted in securing the International Division title.[4][5]

Abroad edit

After a season abroad he returned to FK Slavija and later played in the Belgian Second Division with KSK Beveren.[6][7] In May 2011, he signed with Mes Sarcheshme in the Azadegan League.[8] The following season he played with Gol Gohar Sirjan F.C.[9][10]

Bosnia edit

In 2012, he returned to FK Slavija and later played with FK Olimpik.[11][12] He played the first part of the 2014-15 season with Slavija. In February 2015, he signed a one-year contract with FK Željezničar Sarajevo.[13] Throughout his tenure with Željezničar he played in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League against Balzan F.C., Ferencvárosi TC, and Standard Liège. He left Željezničar on mutual terms in December 2015.[14] After that he had another stint abroad, this time in the Montenegrin First League with Mladost Podgorica, where he assisted in securing the league title.[15]

The following season he returned home to sign a one-year contract with NK Vitez.[16] In 2017, he played in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with NK Zvijezda Gradačac.[17] The remainder of the season he played with NK Travnik.[18][19] He returned to his former club FK Slavija the following season to play in the First League of the Republika Srpska, and retired in 2019.[20][21]

Later career edit

In 2020, he came out of retirement to play once more in the Canadian Soccer League with Hamilton City SC.[22] He made his debut for Hamilton on August 15, 2020, against his former team the Serbian White Eagles, and recorded a goal.[23] Following his brief stint in Canada, he returned to Bosnia to further in career by playing in the Second League of the Republika Srpska with Famos Vojkovići in 2021.[24] In his debut season with Famos, the club secured promotion to the second tier.[25]

International career edit

In December 2010, Bosnia national team coach Safet Sušić called him up for a friendly (the Bosnian team being comprised almost exclusively of domestic league players) against Poland.[26][27]

Managerial career edit

In the summer of 2023, he became the assistant coach for Famos Vojkovići under Darko Vojvodić.[28]

Honours edit

Serbian White Eagles

Mladost Podgorica

References edit

  1. ^ Zoran Kokot at PersianLeague
  2. ^ "Slavija Sarajevo 2004-05". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  3. ^ "Ontario Soccer League: About". osl.e2esoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  4. ^ Vujčić, Prvoslav. "New Page 1". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  5. ^ Vukmirović, V. (December 23, 2014). "Zoran Kokot odlazi u Kanadu?". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  6. ^ "Slavija Sarajevo 2007-08". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  7. ^ "KSK Beveren 2009-10". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  8. ^ "Zoran Kokot زوران کوکوت". 2012-10-03. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  9. ^ "PersianLeague.com - Zoran Kokot". 2012-05-13. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  10. ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (December 21, 2014). "Zoran Kokot to join Canadian NASL team?". RedNationOnline.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  11. ^ "Slavija Sarajevo 2012-13". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  12. ^ "Zoran Kokot: Pobjeda nad Borcem je najvažnija u polusezoni, favoriti smo protiv Mladosti". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). November 28, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  13. ^ "Zoran Kokot zvanično novi igrač FK Željezničar". FKZeljeznicar.ba (in Bosnian). February 19, 2015. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  14. ^ "FK Željezničar i Zoran Kokot sporazumno raskinuli saradnju". FKZeljeznicar.ba (in Bosnian). December 23, 2015. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  15. ^ "Kokot pogodio za pobjedu Mladosti protiv gruzijskog prvaka Dila Gori". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). February 8, 2016. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  16. ^ "Zoran Kokot novi igrač NK Viteza". Radio Vitez (in Croatian). 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  17. ^ Škorić, E. (August 15, 2017). "Kokot: Zvijezda je idealan klub za nastavak karijere". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  18. ^ Redakcija (January 19, 2018). "Zoran Kokot novi napadač NK "Travnik"". Vitez.info (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  19. ^ Šljivak, M. (January 18, 2018). "Zoran Kokot postao Vezir". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  20. ^ Kotaraš, Siniša (2019-06-01). "Zoran Kokot, harizmatični napadač Slavije: Mogao sam još dugo da igram našu ligu". Glas Srpske (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  21. ^ Papaz, S. (May 27, 2019). "Kokot: Željo je posebna priča, fenomenalan period moje karijere". Oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  22. ^ "Hamilton City 1 SC – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  23. ^ Adamson, Stan (August 16, 2020). "VORKUTA, HIGH SCORING HAMILTON CITY SCORE VICTORIES IN CSL KICKOFF – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  24. ^ Papaz, Stefan (5 September 2021). "Zoran Kokot se vratio fudbalu i iz prvog kontakta sa loptom pogodio" [Zoran Kokot returned to football and scored from the first contact with the ball]. www.oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Vojinović pojačao Famos: "Naporno radimo, u klubu sam sjajno primljen"" [Vojinović reinforced Famos: "We are working hard, I was well received at the club"]. SportSport.ba (in Croatian). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  26. ^ Ivanković, Goran (December 19, 2010). "Regoje i Kokot odlaze". GlasSrpske.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  27. ^ Lubura, Nedeljko (April 7, 2020). "IDEALNI TIM FK SLAVIJA: Zoran Kokot debitovao sa šesnaest godina". SportDC.net (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  28. ^ "Zoran Kokot ne krije: Imam velike ambicije u trenerskom poslu | Sport - East" [Zoran Kokot does not hide: I have great ambitions in the coaching business]. sport-east.com. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

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