Bojan Zoranović ( sr-cyr, Бојан Зорановић; born 12 April 1990) is a Serbian coach and

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. He is the head coach of Serbian White Eagles FC of the

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Club career

Early career

Zoranović began his career in 2006 in the

Serbian League West Serbian League West ( sr, Српска лига Запад, Srpska liga Zapad) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League East and Serbian League Voj ...

with

FK Takovo FK Takovo ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Таково) is a football club from Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. The club is a part of the ''Sports Society Takovo''. The team plays in Serbian League West, the third tier of the Serbian football leag ...

. In 2007, he moved up to the

Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

with

Metalac Gornji Milanovac FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac () is a professional football club based in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system. History The club was founded as FK Radnik on 12 June 1961. ...

. Metalac would secure promotion to the country's top-tier league in the 2008-09 season. The club re-signed him for the following season where he made his debut in the SuperLiga. His debut match was on August 14, 2010, against

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma, ...

. 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.

Serbia

He had another stint in the Serbian top tier in 2012 with Radnicki Kragujevac. In his debut season with Radnicki, he played 7 matches. After a season with Radnički, he returned to his former club Metalac Gornji Milanovac where he appeared in 8 matches. He returned to the Serbian second tier the following season to play with Mačva Šabac. In total, he appeared in 6 matches for the club.

Bosnia

In the winter of 2014, he was transferred abroad to the

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to play with Slavija Sarajevo. In 2015, he returned to Bosnia to play in the First League of the Republika Srpska with FK Leotar. He departed from Leotar in the 2016 January transfer window.

Return to Serbia

Zoranović returned to the Serbian First League in 2016 to sign with

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. His final season in Serbian football was with Dinamo Vranje for the 2016-17 season.

Canada

In 2018, Zoranović went abroad for the second time this time in the

's first division with

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. He split the 2018 season by also playing with Unionville Milliken SC. After a season in Mississauga, he signed with league rivals

Scarborough SC Scarborough SC is a Canadian soccer team founded in 2014. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League, a league that is not sanctioned by a FIFA recognized body. The team plays home games out of Birchmount Stadium in the district ...

for the 2019 CSL season. 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. He participated in the CSL Championship final where Scarborough successfully defeated FC Ukraine United. Zoranović signed with the

Serbian White Eagles Serbian White Eagles Football Club ( sr, Фудбалски клуб Српски бели орлови / ''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, an unsanctioned socce ...

for the 2020 CSL season. The Serbs qualified for the postseason where they were eliminated in the first round by

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. 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. The 2022 season marked his third stint with the organization. He helped the Serbs in securing the regular-season title including a playoff berth. He also played in the second round of the postseason against

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where the White Eagles were eliminated.

Managerial career

In 2022, he served as an assistant coach for the Serbian White Eagles under

Uroš Stamatović Uroš Stamatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Стаматовић; born November 9, 1976) is a Serbian retired professional footballer and coach. He is the head coach of Serbian White Eagles FC of the Canadian Soccer League. Career Playing ...

. In 2023, he was promoted to head coach and secured the Royal CSL Cup by defeating his former team Scarborough.

Honours

Serbian White Eagles *

Regular Season:

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Scarborough SC * CSL Championship:

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at utakmica.rs {{DEFAULTSORT:Zoranovic, Bojan 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Gornji Milanovac Men's association football forwards Serbian men's footballers FK Metalac Gornji Milanovac players FK Radnički 1923 players FK Mačva Šabac players FK Leotar players FK Kolubara players FK Dinamo Vranje players FK Takovo players FK Šumadija Aranđelovac players Unionville Milliken SC players Scarborough SC players Serbian White Eagles FC players Serbian White Eagles FC non-playing staff Serbian White Eagles FC coaches Serbian League players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian football managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate soccer coaches in Canada Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players League1 Ontario players First League of the Republika Srpska players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) coaches