Zoran Belošević (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Зоран Белошевић; born 20 June 1983) is a

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

n former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a defender.

Career

Born in

Zaječar Zaječar ( sr-Cyrl, Зајечар, ; ro, Zaicear or ) is a city and the administrative center of the Zaječar District in eastern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the city administrative area has a population of 59,461 inhabitants. Zaječar ...

, Belošević started out at

Timok The Timok ( Serbian and Bulgarian: Тимок; ro, Timoc), sometimes also known as Great Timok ( sr, Велики Тимок, Veliki Timok; ro, Timocul Mare), is a river in eastern Serbia, a right tributary of the Danube. For the last 15 k ...

, before moving to Romanian club Politehnica Timișoara in the 2004 winter

transfer window A transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other playing staff into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA. "Transfer win ...

. He returned to his homeland after spending a year abroad and joined

Kosanica The Kosanica () is a river in southern Serbia. It is a southern, right tributary of the Toplica near Kuršumlija Kuršumlija ( sr-Cyrl, Куршумлија, ) is a town and municipality located in the Toplica District of the Southern Serbia ...

until the end of the 2004–05 Serbian Second League. Following two brief spells at

Sevojno Sevojno ( sr-cyr, Севојно) is a town in western Serbia, a suburb of Užice. Administratively, it is one of two city municipalities which constitute the City of Užice. As of 2011, the town has 7,101 inhabitants. History City municipality ...

and

OFK Niš OFK Niš () is a football club based in Niš, Serbia. They compete in the Zone League Centre, the fourth tier of the national league system. History Founded in 1969, the club made its Second League of FR Yugoslavia debut in the 1999–2000 sea ...

, Belošević moved to Bosnia and Herzegovina to play for Slavija Sarajevo and

Modriča Modriča ( sr-cyrl, Модрича) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the town has a population of 10,137 inhabitants, while the municipality has a population of 25,72 ...

. When he played with Slavija he played in the

2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup The 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the 19th and penultimate edition of the competition and took 50 entries. Three rounds were held, and 11 teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The draw took place at UEFA headquarters in ...

. In 2008, Belošević briefly played for Bulgarian club

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia ( bg, ПФК Славия София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground ...

, before returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina to sign with

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

. He spent two years at the club, earning a transfer to

Universitatea Cluj Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply as U Cluj, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I, the first ...

in the summer of 2010. Six months later, Belošević moved back to his previous club

. During his tenure with Sarajevo he featured in the

2009–10 UEFA Europa League The 2009–10 UEFA Europa League was the first season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The competition was previously known as the UEFA Cup, which had been in existence for 38 years. Spain ...

2011–12 UEFA Champions League The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League was the 57th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 20th season in its current Champions League format. As part of a trial that started in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa Lea ...

, and the

2012–13 UEFA Europa League The 2012–13 UEFA Europa League was the 42nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 4th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final was played at the Amsterdam Aren ...

. In the 2013 winter transfer window, Belošević signed with Greek

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

club

Pierikos S.F.K. Pierikos ( el, Σ.Φ.Κ. Πιερικός) is a Greek football club based in Katerini, Greece, part of the major multi-sport club of the same name. Their name was inspired from the State's name of Pieria. The club recently competed in ...

. He subsequently won the

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The m:tel Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, m:tel Premijer liga Bosne i Hercegovine / м:тел Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), also known as Liga 12, is the top tier football league in Bosnia and Herz ...

with

Zrinjski Mostar Zrinjski Mostar is a sports association from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 1905. Member clubs *Football: **HŠK Zrinjski Mostar *Basketball: **HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's) **ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's) *Han ...

in the 2013–14 season. After returning to his native Serbia, Belošević played for

Napredak Kruševac Napredak may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina *FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Banatska Topola Fudbalski klub Napredak () is a f ...

and Radnik Surdulica, helping the latter side win the

2014–15 Serbian First League The Serbian First League (Serbian: Prva liga Srbije) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. 16 teams competed in the league for the 2014–15 season. Two teams will be promoted to the Serbian Sup ...

. In 2015, Belošević went overseas to play in the

Canadian Soccer League The Canadian Soccer League (CSL; french: Ligue canadienne de soccer — LCS) is a semi-professional league for Canadian soccer clubs primarily located in the province of Ontario, and claims the history of the Canadian National Soccer League (C ...

with

Milton SC Milton SC is a Canadian soccer club formed in 2014. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Academy of Soccer League. Their home venue is located at Milton Community Sports Park in the town of Milton, Ontario. History In 2014, profession ...

, and later was transferred to London City midway through the season.

Honours

;Zrinjski Mostar *

: 2013–14 ;Radnik Surdulica *

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 ...

: 2014–15

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Belosevic, Zoran Association football defenders First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Expatriate footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate soccer players in Canada FC Politehnica Timișoara players FC Universitatea Cluj players FK Modriča players FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Radnik Surdulica players FK Sarajevo players FK Sevojno players FK Slavija Sarajevo players FK Timok players Football League (Greece) players HŠK Zrinjski Mostar players Liga I players London City players Milton SC players OFK Niš players People from Zaječar PFC Slavia Sofia players Pierikos F.C. players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Serbian First League players Serbian footballers Serbian SuperLiga players 1983 births Living people