Bojan Zoranović
Serbian footballer
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Bojan Zoranović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Зорановић; born 12 April 1990) is a Serbian coach and footballer. He is the head coach of Serbian White Eagles FC of the Canadian Soccer League.
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Zoranović in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bojan Zoranović | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Gornji Milanovac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Serbian White Eagles (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Takovo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Takovo | 16 | (3) |
| 2007–2011 | Metalac Gornji Milanovac | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Metalac Trgovački (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Šumadija Aranđelovac | 24 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Radnički Kragujevac | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | Metalac Gornji Milanovac | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Mačva Šabac | 17 | (1) |
| 2015 | Leotar | ||
| 2016 | Kolubara | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Dinamo Vranje | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | CSC Mississauga | ||
| 2018 | Unionville Milliken | 2 | (2) |
| 2019 | Scarborough | ||
| 2020–2023 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Early career
Zoranović began his career in 2006 in the Serbian League West with FK Takovo.[1][2] In 2007, he moved up to the Serbian First League with Metalac Gornji Milanovac.[1] Metalac would secure promotion to the country's top-tier league in the 2008-09 season.[3] The club re-signed him for the following season, where he made his debut in the SuperLiga.[3][4] His debut match was on August 14, 2010, against OFK Beograd.[5] Though he managed to make his debut in the first division, he spent the majority of his tenure with loan spells with Šumadija Aranđelovac and Metalac Trgovački.[1][6]
Serbia
He had another stint in the Serbian top tier in 2012 with Radnicki Kragujevac.[7][8][9] In his debut season with Radnicki, he played 7 matches.[5] After a season with Radnički, he returned to his former club Metalac Gornji Milanovac, where he appeared in 8 matches.[5]
He returned to the Serbian second tier the following season to play with Mačva Šabac.[10] In total, he appeared in 6 matches for the club.[5]
Bosnia
In the winter of 2014, he was transferred abroad to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina to play with Slavija Sarajevo.[11] In 2015, he returned to Bosnia to play in the First League of the Republika Srpska with FK Leotar.[12][13][14] He departed from Leotar in the 2016 January transfer window.[15]
Return to Serbia
Zoranović returned to the Serbian First League in 2016 to sign with FK Kolubara.[16] His final season in Serbian football was with Dinamo Vranje for the 2016-17 season.[17]
Canada
In 2018, Zoranović went abroad for the second time, this time in the Canadian Soccer League's first division with CSC Mississauga.[18] He split the 2018 season by also playing with Unionville Milliken SC.[19] After a season in Mississauga, he signed with league rivals Scarborough SC for the 2019 CSL season.[20] In his debut season with the eastern Toronto side, he helped the club clinch a playoff berth by finishing as runners-up in the first division.[21] He participated in the CSL Championship final, where Scarborough defeated FC Ukraine United.[20][22]
Zoranović signed with the Serbian White Eagles for the 2020 CSL season.[23] The Serbs qualified for the postseason, where they were eliminated in the first round by Vorkuta.[24] He re-signed with Serbia for another season, where once again the club secured a postseason berth but was eliminated in the opening round by his former club, Scarborough.[25]
The 2022 season marked his third stint with the organization.[26] He helped the Serbs in securing the regular-season title, including a playoff berth.[27] He also played in the second round of the postseason against FC Continentals, where the White Eagles were eliminated.[28]
Managerial career
In 2022, he served as an assistant coach for the Serbian White Eagles under Uroš Stamatović.[28] Zoranović was promoted to the head coach position for the 2024 season.[29] In the season's early stages, he secured the Royal CSL Cup against his former team, Scarborough.[30][31] He would also lead Serbia to a double by winning the regular season title.[32] In 2025, he helped the Serbs win their second Royal CSL Cup.[33]
Honours
Player
Serbian White Eagles
- Canadian Soccer League Regular Season: 2022[27]
Scarborough SC
Manager
Serbian White Eagles
- Canadian Soccer League Regular Season: 2024[32]
- Canadian Soccer League Royal CSL Cup: 2024,[30] 2025[34]
- CSL Championship runner-up: 2025[35]
