Zoran Zekić

Zoran Zekić
	Zekić in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	29 April 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Sarajevo (manager)
Youth career
	Osijek
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1996	Osijek
1996–1998	Cibalia
1998–1999	Pfullendorf
2000	Otok
2000	Sarajevo
2001	Kamen Ingrad
2001–2002	Zadar
2002–2003	Kamen Ingrad
2004	Maccabi Haifa
2004	Dinamo Zagreb
2005	Inter Zaprešić
2005	Rijeka
2006	Inter Zaprešić
2006–2007	Cibalia
2007–2008	Istra 1961
2008	Segesta
2009	Moslavina
2009–2010	Lučko
2010–2011	Maksimir
Total
Managerial career
2010–2013	Maksimir
2013–2014	Sheriff-2 Tiraspol
2014–2015	Sheriff Tiraspol
2015–2019	Osijek
2019–2020	Sheriff Tiraspol
2021	Diósgyőr
2021–2023	Slaven Belupo
2023	Partizani
2023–2024	Osijek
2024–	Sarajevo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zoran Zekić (pronounced [zǒran zěːkitɕ]; born 29 April 1974) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.

Managerial career

In July 2010, Zekić was appointed manager of Zagreb-based local football club Maksimir, which he managed until 2013. One year later he moved to Moldova, where he managed 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 appointed manager of hometown club Osijek in the Croatian Prva HNL, signing a three-year contract until June 2018.^[1] In the 2016–17 season, Osijek finished in fourth place, earning a spot in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League first 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 a string of poor results in the league, Zekić parted ways with Osijek.^[2]

On 30 April 2019, Zekić came back to manage Sheriff.^[3] He managed to lead the side to another league and cup triumph, before leaving the club in October 2020.^[4]

In January 2021, Zekić was appointed manager of Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Diósgyőr.^[5] Following Diósgyőr, he also worked at Slaven Belupo, Partizani and again at Osijek.^[6]

On 12 June 2024, Zekić was announced as the new manager of Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.^[7] He signed a two-year contract with the option of extending for a further year.^[8] In his first game in charge, Sarajevo beat Aktobe in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round on 11 July 2024.^[9] Sarajevo was eliminated in the second qualifying round by Spartak Trnava 3–0 on aggregate.^[10] On 4 August 2024, Zekić earned victory in his first match of the league season, as Sarajevo defeated Sloboda Tuzla 3–1 at home.^[11]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024^[12]

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Sheriff Tiraspol	14 August 2014	26 May 2015	23	16	3	4	069.57
Osijek	1 September 2015	29 March 2019	152	69	40	43	045.39
Sheriff Tiraspol	30 April 2019	21 October 2020	44	34	6	4	077.27
Diósgyőr	7 January 2021	9 May 2021	20	7	5	8	035.00
Slaven Belupo	31 August 2021	30 June 2023	72	23	20	29	031.94
Partizani Tirana	12 June 2023	10 October 2023	14	7	4	3	050.00
Osijek	13 October 2023	21 May 2024	27	12	6	9	044.44
Sarajevo	12 June 2024	Present	22	13	7	2	059.09
Total			374	181	91	102	048.40

Honours

Player

Kamen Ingrad

Druga HNL: 2000–01

Maccabi Haifa

Israeli Premier League: 2003–04

Manager

Sheriff Tiraspol

References

^ "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.
^ "Zoran Zekić nakon 14 pobjeda u nizu napustio Sheriff" (in Bosnian). Sport Klub. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
^ "DVTK: Geri Gergely távozott, az Eszék korábbi edzője az új tréner - hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport. 7 January 2021.
^ Zdravko Barišić (21 May 2024). "Osijek potvrdio: Zoran Zekić dobio je otkaz, poznato je tko će ga mijenjati do kraja sezone..." 24sata.hr (in Hebrew). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
^ D.P. (12 June 2024). "Zoran Zekić je novi trener FK Sarajevo!" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ Admin Čaušević (16 June 2024). "FK Sarajevo objavio detalje ugovora sa Zoranom Zekićem" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ E.B. (11 July 2024). "Sarajevo eurogolom u 90. minuti pobijedilo Aktobe u prvom evropskom susretu ove sezone" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
^ Edmir Škorić (31 July 2024). "Sarajevo zaustavljeno u Trnavi: Spartak kaznio sve slabosti Bordo tima" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ K.K. (4 August 2024). "Sarajevo primilo gol, pa dominiralo i sigurno savladalo Slobodu" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
^ "Zoran Zekić". Sofascore. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

External links

Zoran Zekić at Soccerway.com
Zoran Zekić at WorldFootball.net
Zoran Zekić at kicker (in German)
Zoran Zekić at FBref.com
HRnogomet.com^{[dead link‍]} (in Croatian)

[1] "Besek razriješen, Zekić novi trener!" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[2] "Zorane, hvala ti!" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[3] "Bivši fudbaler Sarajeva pronašao novi trenerski angažman" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[4] "Zoran Zekić nakon 14 pobjeda u nizu napustio Sheriff" (in Bosnian). Sport Klub. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

[5] "DVTK: Geri Gergely távozott, az Eszék korábbi edzője az új tréner - hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport. 7 January 2021.

[6] Zdravko Barišić (21 May 2024). "Osijek potvrdio: Zoran Zekić dobio je otkaz, poznato je tko će ga mijenjati do kraja sezone..." 24sata.hr (in Hebrew). Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[7] D.P. (12 June 2024). "Zoran Zekić je novi trener FK Sarajevo!" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

[8] Admin Čaušević (16 June 2024). "FK Sarajevo objavio detalje ugovora sa Zoranom Zekićem" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[9] E.B. (11 July 2024). "Sarajevo eurogolom u 90. minuti pobijedilo Aktobe u prvom evropskom susretu ove sezone" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

[10] Edmir Škorić (31 July 2024). "Sarajevo zaustavljeno u Trnavi: Spartak kaznio sve slabosti Bordo tima" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[11] K.K. (4 August 2024). "Sarajevo primilo gol, pa dominiralo i sigurno savladalo Slobodu" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

[12] "Zoran Zekić". Sofascore. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

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