Saša Zorić
Personal information
Full name Saša Zorić
Date of birth (1974-09-02) 2 September 1974
Place of birth Gornji Milanovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Takovo
Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Jastrebac Niš 11 (0)
1994–1996 Obilić 53 (9)
1996–1998 Baltimore Spirit (indoor) 75 (67)
1997 Hershey Wildcats 11 (6)
1998–2000 Obilić 49 (14)
2000–2001 Red Star Belgrade 22 (1)
2001–2003 Obilić 36 (3)
2003–2006 Smederevo 63 (7)
2006 Nanjing Yoyo 14 (1)
2007 Changsha Ginde 3 (0)
2007 Xiamen Lanshi 11 (0)
2008 Kolubara 21 (2)
2009 Srem 9 (0)
2009 Banat Zrenjanin 13 (0)
Total 391 (110)
International career
2001 FR Yugoslavia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Saša Zorić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Зорић; born 2 September 1974) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Gornji Milanovac,[1] Zorić started out at local club Takovo, before joining the youth system of Red Star Belgrade. He would make his senior debut with First League of FR Yugoslavia newcomers Jastrebac Niš during the 1993–94 season. Between 1994 and 1996, Zorić spent two seasons with Obilić.

In late 1996, Zorić moved to the United States to play indoor soccer by signing with the Baltimore Spirit on a two-year contract.[2] He totaled 75 appearances and scored 67 goals over his two seasons in the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL).[3] In 1997, Zorić briefly played for the Hershey Wildcats of the A-League.[4]

In 1998, Zorić returned to his homeland and rejoined Obilić. He spent two seasons with the club, scoring 14 goals in 49 league games over the next two seasons. In July 2000, Zorić was transferred to his parent club Red Star Belgrade.[5][6] He helped them win the championship title in the 2000–01 season,[7] before returning to Obilić. From 2003 to 2006, Zorić played three seasons for Smederevo, formerly known as Sartid.

In 2006, Zorić moved abroad for the second time and joined Chinese club Nanjing Yoyo. He also played for Changsha Ginde and Xiamen Lanshi, before returning to Serbia and joining Kolubara in early 2008. After brief stints with Srem and Banat Zrenjanin, Zorić retired from the game.

International career

At international level, Zorić represented FR Yugoslavia at the 2001 Kirin Cup, appearing in both of his team's matches in the tournament.[8]

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

Kolubara

References

  1. ↑ "Kraljevi, generali, predsednik..." (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 29 June 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Two Croatians get in Spirit, sign 2-year deals". baltimoresun.com. 12 October 1996. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Sasa Zoric". statscrew.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Sasa Zoric". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Zorić u Zvezdi!" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 12 July 2000. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Crvena zvezda, jednom zauvek" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 21 July 2000. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Krunisanje šampiona" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 20 June 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Zorić Saša" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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