Zoran Zekić (pronounced [zǒran zěːkitɕ]; born 29 April 1974) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Croatian Football League club Osijek.
 Zekić in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zoran Zekić | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Osijek, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Osijek (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Osijek | 6 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Cibalia | 32 | (16) |
| 1998–1999 | Pfullendorf | 7 | (0) |
| 1999 | Otok | 24 | (14) |
| 2000 | Sarajevo | 7 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Kamen Ingrad | 25 | (25) |
| 2001–2002 | Zadar | 28 | (13) |
| 2002–2004 | Kamen Ingrad | 41 | (27) |
| 2004 | Maccabi Haifa | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Dinamo Zagreb | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | Inter Zaprešić | 14 | (6) |
| 2005–2006 | Rijeka | 10 | (1) |
| 2006 | Inter Zaprešić | 14 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Cibalia | 24 | (12) |
| 2007–2008 | Istra 1961 | 15 | (7) |
| 2008 | Segesta | 10 | (2) |
| 2009 | Moslavina | 14 | (9) |
| 2009–2010 | Lučko | 16 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Maksimir | 29 | (17) |
| Total | 321 | (158) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Maksimir | ||
| 2013–2014 | Sheriff-2 Tiraspol | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sheriff Tiraspol | ||
| 2015–2019 | Osijek | ||
| 2019–2020 | Sheriff Tiraspol | ||
| 2020–2021 | Diósgyőr | ||
| 2021–2023 | Slaven Belupo | ||
| 2023 | Partizani | ||
| 2023– | Osijek | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career edit
In 2010 Zekić was appointed manager of the local football club in Zagreb, Maksimir, which he coached until 2013. One year later he migrated to Moldova, where he coached Sheriff-2 Tiraspol in 2014, after which he became Sheriff Tiraspol manager. He won the double with Sheriff in the 2014–15 season, winning the Divizia Naţională and the national cup.
On 1 September 2015, Zekić was named as manager of Osijek in the Croatian Prva HNL, signing a three-year contract until June 2018.[1] In the 2016–17 season, Osijek finished in the fourth position, being promoted to the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. Osijek drew Santa Coloma, Luzern and PSV Eindhoven. Osijek beat PSV with 2–0 on aggregate (0–1, 1–0), being promoted to the play-off round, where the club lost to Austria Wien on away goals. On 29 March 2019, following the poor performance of the club in the league, Zekić parted ways with Osijek.[2]
On 30 April 2019, Zekić came back to Sheriff, becoming the club's new manager.[3]
In 2021 he was appointed manager of Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Diósgyőri VTK.[4] Zekić became the manager when Diósgyőr was at the bottom of the league. Surprisingly, Diósgyőr could beat both Ferencvárosi TC and Fehérvár FC away.
On 31 August 2021, Zekić came back to Croatian top division football, signing as the new head coach of Slaven Belupo.[5]
Managerial statistics edit
- As of match played 25 May 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 14 August 2014 | 26 May 2015 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 69.57 | |
| Osijek | 1 September 2015 | 29 March 2019 | 152 | 69 | 40 | 43 | 45.39 | |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 30 April 2019 | 21 October 2020 | 44 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 77.27 | |
| Diósgyőr | 7 January 2021 | 9 May 2021 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 35.00 | |
| Slaven Belupo | 31 August 2021 | 1 June 2023 | 72 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 30.56 | |
| Partizani Tirana | 12 June 2023 | 9 October 2023 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 50.00 | |
| Osijek | 13 October 2023 | Present | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 46.43 | |
| Total | 353 | 168 | 86 | 99 | 47.59 | |||
Honours edit
Player edit
Kamen Ingrad
Maccabi Haifa
Manager edit
Sheriff Tiraspol
References edit
- ^ "Besek razriješen, Zekić novi trener!" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Zorane, hvala ti!" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Bivši fudbaler Sarajeva pronašao novi trenerski angažman" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "DVTK: Geri Gergely távozott, az Eszék korábbi edzője az új tréner - hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport. 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Zoran Zekić novi je trener Slaven Belupa" (in Croatian). NK Slaven Belupo. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
External links edit
- Zoran Zekić at Soccerway.com
- Zoran Zekić at WorldFootball.net
- Zoran Zekić at FBref.com
- HRnogomet.com[dead link] (in Croatian)
