Zoran Samardžija
Zoran Samardžija (born 6 December 1962) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian former footballer and FIFA players agent.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zoran Samardžija | ||
Date of birth | 6 December 1962h | ||
Place of birth | Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
FK Željezničar | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1986 | FK Željezničar | 97 | (26) |
1986–1988 | FC Rouen | 30 | (7) |
1988–1989 | Eendracht Aalst | 25 | (11) |
1989–1992 | Aris Limassol | 50 | (27) |
Total | 202 | (71) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
He started playing in the youth teams of FK Željezničar. Than made his senior debut in the 1979–80 season, under the guidance of club's manager Ivica Osim. With Željezničar he had reached the semi-finals of the 1984–85 UEFA Cup. He scored crucial goals against FC Universitatea Craiova in the fourth round and against USSR side Dinamo Minsk in the quarter-finals. Later he moved to FC Rouen and stayed there till 1988. In June he moved to Belgium side Eendracht Aalst and stayed there for one season. He then moved to Cypriot side Aris Limassol where he played for three seasons and finished his career in 1992 at the age of 29 (not still 30 as he turned 30 in December of that year, but finished his career in May when he was still 29).