Zoran Rajović

Zoran Rajović (Cyrillic: Зоран Рајовић; born 28 October 1979) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a striker, and is currently the player-coach of Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.

Zoran Rajović
Personal information
Full name Zoran Rajović
Date of birth (1979-10-28) 28 October 1979
Place of birth Vinkovci, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Scarborough SC
Number 19
Youth career
Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Vojvodina 1 (0)
1998 → Vrbas (loan) 15 (4)
1999 → Vrbas (loan) 4 (1)
1999–2000 Beroe Stara Zagora 19 (4)
2001 Dalian Shide
2002 Vojvodina 2 (0)
2002–2004 Glasinac Sokolac 52 (27)
2004–2005 Zrinjski Mostar 30 (17)
2005 Ashdod
2005–2006 Hapoel Kfar Saba
2006 Ethnikos Piraeus 8 (0)
2007–2008 Zrinjski Mostar 31 (13)
2008–2009 Hajduk Kula 27 (6)
2009 Olimpik Sarajevo 8 (2)
2010 Diagoras 3 (0)
2010 Leotar 8 (2)
2011 Rudar Prijedor 7 (0)
2011 BEC Tero Sasana
2012 Serbian White Eagles 22 (18)
2013 Yadanarbon
2013–2014 Modriča
2014–2015 Orašje 22 (8)
2015 Mladost Antin 4 (0)
2016 Orašje 7 (2)
2018– Scarborough SC
National team
1997 FR Yugoslavia U18 1 (0)
Teams managed
2018– Scarborough SC (player-coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2018

Club career

Born in Vinkovci, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Rajović moved to Vojvodina at an early age. He was later sent on loan to Vrbas on two separate occasions.[1] In the summer of 1999, Rajović moved to Bulgaria and joined Beroe Stara Zagora. He scored four league goals in 19 appearances, as the club avoid relegation from the top flight.[2] In 2001, he played in Asia with Dalian Shide F.C. in the Chinese Super League.[3] After a season in East Asia he played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia with FK Vojvodina. In 2002, he played in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and became best remembered for his time with Glasinac Sokolac and Zrinjski Mostar (two spells), becoming the Premier League top scorer in the 2004–05 season with 17 goals.[4][5][6]

In 2005, he played in the Israeli Premier League with F.C. Ashdod, and Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C..[7] In 2006, he returned to Europe to play in the Football League with Ethnikos Piraeus F.C., and returned to Zrinjski Mostar in 2007.[8] During his second tenure with Zrinjski he featured in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup against FK Partizan, and FK Rabotnički.[9] He spent time in the Serbian SuperLiga in 2008 with Hajduk Kula, and with Olimpik Sarajevo in 2009.[10][11] He later had stints with Diagoras F.C., FK Leotar, and FK Rudar Prijedor.[12][13]

In 2011, he returned to Asia to play with BEC Tero Sasana F.C.in the Thai Premier League, and in the Myanmar National League with Yadanarbon F.C..[14][15][16] In 2012, Rajović played in Canadian Soccer League with Serbian White Eagles, scoring 18 goals from 22 appearances.[17][18] Before retiring from the game, Rajović played for Modriča, Orašje (twice), and Mladost Antin.[19] In 2018, he returned to the Canadian Soccer League to become a Player-coach for Scarborough SC.[20][21]

International career

At international level, Rajović was capped for FR Yugoslavia at under-18 level.[22] He also featured in two unofficial matches for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Managerial career

In 2018, he was appointed as a player-coach for Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.[23] In his debut season as a manager he led Scarborough to the CSL Championship final, but were defeated by FC Vorkuta in a penalty shootout.[24]The following season the club finished as a runners up in the First Division, and secured a postseason berth. In the playoffs Rajović led the eastern Toronto team to the championship finals for the second consecutive season, where they defeated FC Ukraine United.[25]

Personal life

He holds Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian-Herzegovinian passports. His father is former Dinamo Vinkovci player Milorad Rajović.

Honours

Player

Zrinjski Mostar

Individual

Performance

Manager

Scarborough SC

  • CSL Championship: 2019

References
  1. "Statistika odigranih prvenstvenih utakmica i datih golova za FK Vrbas 1969-2007" (in Serbian). fkvrbas.weebly.com. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. "„Берое в елита": 1999-2000 г. – Завръщането" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. "Zoran Rajović". archive.li. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. "Zoran Rajović: Živjet će u nama dok Neretva teče" (in Croatian). hercegovina.info. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. "FK Glasinac 2003-04". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  6. "Zrinjski Mostar 2004-05". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  7. "Hapoel Kfar Saba 2005-06". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  8. "Zrinjski Mostar 2007-08". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  9. "UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup 2007/08 Details". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  10. "Hajduk Kula 2008-09". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  11. "Olimpik Sarajevo 2009-10". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  12. "Zoran Rajović: Nisam pogrešio u izboru kluba". Glas Srpske. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  13. "Zoran Rajović stigao u Leotar". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  14. "Zoran Rajovic - Orasje". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  15. "Yadanabon Football Club | Myanmar National League". archive.is. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  16. "Zoran Rajović: Igranje za Zrinjski mi je najdraže u karijeri" (in Croatian). hercegovina.info. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  17. "PROCESSION OF INCOMING TALENT KEY TO SUCCESS OF 2016 CHAMPIONS….never ending arrivals keep Serbian White Eagles on top". canadiansoccerleague.ca. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  18. "Sve što ste hteli da znate... o kanadskoj CLS ligi". www.mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  19. "Rajović u Orašju - Posavina Sport". www.posavinasport.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  20. "Scarborough SC – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  21. Sokolović, A. (5 December 2018). "Zoran Rajović za Radiosarajevo.ba: Moje prijateljstvo s Lukom Modrićem". Radio Sarajevo. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  22. Zoran Rajovic at 11v11.com
  23. "Футболен мениджър от Брежани се прицели в титлата в Канадската първа лига". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  24. "Прокобата на дузпите отново провали К. Димитров в Канада". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  25. Adamson, Stan (26 October 2019). "SCARBOROUGH ON TOP…..Vorkuta B wins Second Division Championship – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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