Zoran Kokot
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.jpg) Kokot in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zoran Kokot | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2000 | OFK Kasindo | ||
| 2000–2004 | Slavija Sarajevo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Slavija Sarajevo | 44 | (8) |
| 2007 | Hamilton Serbians | ||
| 2007 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| 2007–2009 | Slavija Sarajevo | 14 | (9) |
| 2009–2010 | KSK Beveren | 27 | (2) |
| 2010 | Slavija Sarajevo | 9 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Mes Sarcheshme[1] | ||
| 2012 | Gol Gohar Sirjan | ||
| 2012–2013 | Slavija Sarajevo | 27 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | FK Olimpik | 28 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Slavija Sarajevo | 14 | (5) |
| 2015 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 29 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Mladost Podgorica | 14 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Vitez | 28 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Zvijezda Gradačac | 10 | (2) |
| 2018 | Travnik | 8 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Slavija Sarajevo | 24 | (12) |
| 2020 | Hamilton City | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Famos Vojkovići | 24 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Famos Vojkovići (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zoran Kokot (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Кокот; born June 28, 1985) is a Bosnian retired footballer who played as a forward.
Early career
Kokot began his career in 2004 with Slavija in the Bosnian Premier League.[2] In 2007, he played abroad in the Ontario Soccer League with the Hamilton Serbians, where he finished as the top goalscorer in the Provincial West Division.[3]
Shortly after, he signed with the Serbian White Eagles in the Canadian Soccer League, where he assisted in securing the International Division title.[4][5] In the opening round of the playoffs, the Serbs defeated the Windsor Border Stars, where Kokot contributed a goal.[6] Kokot scored another goal in the semifinal round against Trois-Rivières Attak, which advanced the Serbs to the championship finals.[7] In the championship final, the Serbs were defeated by Toronto Croatia in a two-game series.[8]
Abroad
After a season abroad, he returned to FK Slavija and later played in the Belgian Second Division with KSK Beveren.[9][10] In May 2011, he signed with Mes Sarcheshme in the Azadegan League.[11] The following season, he played with Gol Gohar Sirjan F.C.[12][13]
Bosnia
In 2012, he returned to FK Slavija and played with FK Olimpik.[14][15] He played the first part of the 2014-15 season with Slavija. In February 2015, he signed a one-year contract with Željezničar Sarajevo.[16] Throughout his tenure with Željezničar, he played in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League against Balzan F.C., Ferencvárosi TC, and Standard Liège. He left Željezničar on mutual terms in December 2015.[17] After that, he had another stint abroad, this time in the Montenegrin First League with Mladost Podgorica, where he assisted in securing the league title.[18]
The following season he returned home to sign a one-year contract with Vitez.[19] In 2017, he played in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Zvijezda Gradačac.[20] The remainder of the season, he played with Travnik.[21][22] He returned to his former club Slavija the following season to play in the First League of the Republika Srpska, and retired in 2019.[23][24]
Later career
In 2020, he came out of retirement to play once more in the Canadian Soccer League with Hamilton City.[25] He debuted for Hamilton on August 15, 2020, against his former team, the Serbian White Eagles, and recorded a goal.[26] Following his brief stint in Canada, he returned to Bosnia by playing in the Second League of the Republika Srpska with Famos Vojkovići in 2021.[27] In his debut season with Famos, the club secured promotion to the second tier.[28]
International career
In December 2010, Bosnia national team coach Safet Sušić called him up for a friendly (the Bosnian team was comprised almost exclusively of domestic league players) against Poland.[29][30]
Managerial career
In the summer of 2023, he became the assistant coach for Famos Vojkovići under Darko Vojvodić.[31]
