Zoran Dimitrijević
 Mural dedicated to Dimitrijević in Vračar | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zoran Dimitrijević | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1962 | ||
| Place of birth |
Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 13 September 2006 (aged 44) | ||
| Place of death | Nantes, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1981 | Partizan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1985 | Partizan | 61 | (5) |
| 1985 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 8 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Spartak Subotica | 13 | (4) |
| 1987–1989 | Dinamo Zagreb | 37 | (2) |
| 1989–1991 | Dijon | 45 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | Valence | ||
| 1992–1996 | ESA Brive | ||
| Total | 164 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1985 | Yugoslavia U21 | 6 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zoran "Čava" Dimitrijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран "Чава" Димитријевић; 28 August 1962 – 13 September 2006) was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
[edit]Born in Belgrade, Dimitrijević started out at Partizan and made his first team debut in 1981 against Velež Mostar. He spent four seasons in the senior squad, winning one Yugoslav First League title with the Crno-beli. He totalled 59 goals in 199 matches for the club in all competitions, but never lived up to the expectations due to his love for night-life and alcohol.[1] After leaving the club in 1985, Dimitrijević moved to the United States and briefly played indoor soccer with the Kansas City Comets. He subsequently returned to Yugoslavia and went on to play for Spartak Subotica and Dinamo Zagreb. In his later years, Dimitrijević played for several French clubs.
Personal life
[edit]He was the father of Miloš Dimitrijević.[2] He only just survived a road accident in France in 2003.[3] Dimitrijević died in 2006.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Partizan
- Spartak Subotica
References
[edit]- ^ "SPORTSKE LEGENDE BEOGRADA – ZORAN DIMITRIJEVIĆ". SOS Kanal Plus (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "IN MEMORIAM" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Foto arhiva – Zoran Dimitrijević (1962-2006)". CRNO-BELA NOSTALGIJA (in Serbian). 19 August 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Zoran Dimitrijević (1962-2006)". B92 (in Serbian). 13 September 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1962 births
- 2006 deaths
- Footballers from Belgrade
- Men's association football midfielders
- Yugoslav men's footballers
- Yugoslavia men's under-21 international footballers
- Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
- FK Partizan players
- Kansas City Comets (1979–1991) players
- FK Spartak Subotica players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- Dijon FCO players
- ASOA Valence players
- ESA Brive players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- Ligue 2 players
- Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France
- Burials at Belgrade New Cemetery