Zoran Belošević (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Белошевић; born 20 June 1983) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a defender.

Zoran Belošević
Personal information
Full name Zoran Belošević
Date of birth (1983-06-20) 20 June 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Zaječar, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Hajduk Veljko
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Timok 49 (9)
2004 Politehnica Timișoara 3 (0)
2005 Kosanica 9 (0)
2005 Sevojno 13 (2)
2006 OFK Niš 13 (0)
2006–2007 Slavija Sarajevo 29 (2)
2007 Modriča 0 (0)
2008 Slavia Sofia 13 (0)
2008–2010 Sarajevo 57 (1)
2010 Universitatea Cluj 4 (0)
2011–2012 Sarajevo 54 (10)
2013 Pierikos 24 (0)
2013–2014 Zrinjski Mostar 14 (1)
2014 Napredak Kruševac 2 (0)
2015 Radnik Surdulica 4 (0)
2015 Milton SC
2015 London City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2017

Career edit

Born in Zaječar, Belošević started out at Timok, before moving to Romanian club Politehnica Timișoara in the 2004 winter transfer window.[1] He returned to his homeland after spending a year abroad and joined Kosanica until the end of the 2004–05 Serbian Second League. Following two brief spells at Sevojno and OFK Niš, Belošević moved to Bosnia and Herzegovina to play for Slavija Sarajevo and Modriča.[2][3] When he played with Slavija he played in the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup.[4]

In 2008, Belošević briefly played for Bulgarian club Slavia Sofia, before returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina to sign with Sarajevo.[5][6] He spent two years at the club, earning a transfer to Universitatea Cluj in the summer of 2010.[7] Six months later, Belošević moved back to his previous club Sarajevo.[8][9] During his tenure with Sarajevo he featured in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, and the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.[10]

In the 2013 winter transfer window, Belošević signed with Greek Football League club Pierikos.[11] He subsequently won the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Zrinjski Mostar in the 2013–14 season.[12] After returning to his native Serbia, Belošević played for Napredak Kruševac and Radnik Surdulica, helping the latter side win the 2014–15 Serbian First League.[13]

In 2015, Belošević went overseas to play in the Canadian Soccer League with Milton SC, and later was transferred to London City midway through the season.[14]

Honours edit

Zrinjski Mostar
Radnik Surdulica

References edit

  1. ^ Design, Zoth | Software-Web (16 February 2017). "Despre sârbi și croați în fotbalul timișorean. Nu despre sârbi versus croați!". Ripensia Sport Magazin (in Romanian). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Slavija Sarajevo 2006-07". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Zoran Belosevic - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. ^ "UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007 - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Slavia Sofia 2007-08". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  6. ^ "FK Sarajevo 2008-09". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Universitatea Cluj 2010-11". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Zoran Belošević: Neću ostati u Zrinjskom, u potrazi sam za novim klubom" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  9. ^ Beganović, A. (28 November 2012). "Belošević: Obostrana želja je nastavak saradnje". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Serbia - Z. Belošević - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Zoran Belošević karijeru nastavlja u Grčkoj". FK Sarajevo (in Bosnian). 10 January 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  12. ^ Isanovic, Edin (27 May 2014). "Zoran Belošević: Neću ostati u Zrinjskom, u potrazi sam za novim klubom". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  13. ^ Balaneskovic, Predrag (10 January 2015). "POZNATI NEGOTINCI: Zoran Belošević, fudbaler". www.arhiva.eastside.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Zoran Belošević nastupa u kanadskoj ligi: Ovdje je fudbal tek treći sport po popularnosti" (in Bosnian). klix.ba. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2016.

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