Zoran Đurašković ( sr-cyr, Зоран Ђурашковић; also

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Djurašković; born 7 July 1975) is a Montenegrin retired

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Club career

Born in

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SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

, he initially played with

FK Hajduk Beograd FK Hajduk Beograd () is a football club based in Lion, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade Zone League, the fourth tier of the national league system. History After triumphing in the 1992–93 Belgrade Zone League, the club subsequentl ...

FK Mogren FK Mogren was a football club based in Budva, Montenegro. Founded in 1920, it was two times champion of Montenegrin First League and once winner of Montenegrin Cup. In 2015, following the bankruptcy and debts, FK Mogren was relegated to the lowest ...

and FK Trudbenik before joining

FK Mladost Lučani FK Mladost Lučani () is a professional football club based in Lučani, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of the national league system. History Founded in 1952, the club achieved its first notable success by winning the ...

in 1999, playing back then in the

Second League of FR Yugoslavia The Second League of Serbia and Montenegro was the second tier of the football league system in Serbia and Montenegro, one level below the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. History Formed in 1992 after the breakup of Yugoslavia, it consisted ...

. He became a prominent striker at Mladost, and in 2001 they won promotion to the

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Прва савезна лига / Prva savezna liga) was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed following the breakup of Yu ...

by winning the Group West of the Second League. That season his scoring skills came to maximal expression when by the end of the season, in a league match played on 1 June 2002 against

FK Zvezdara FK Zvezdara () is a football club based in Zvezdara, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League Belgrade, the third tier of the national league system. History The club was founded on 10 March 1951 as FK Bulbulderac. They spent the foll ...

, he scored all 6 goals in his team's victory by 6–1. At the end of the season he won the title of league top scorer with 27 goals. After this successful season, in the following summer he joined the new ambitious team from Belgrade,

FK Železnik FK Železnik () is a football club based in Železnik, Belgrade, Serbia. They competed in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro from 1996 to 2005. The club made its solo European appearance in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup and went on to win the Ser ...

, a club aiming for European competition spots. Although never repeating the impressive record from the previous season, he became one of the most important players of the Železnik golden generation that brought the club to the top spots in the league during the following seasons. They finished 4th in 2002–03 and 3rd in 2003–04 earning a

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spot for the 2004–05 season. During the three seasons he spent with Železnik, he played a total of 78 league matches, having scored 36 goals in the league. His period with Železnik ended up crowned with the conquest of the 2005 Serbia and Montenegro Cup, after a victory over a traditionally much stronger

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

, by 1–0 in the final. After that final, the club struggling with financial problems ended up merged into

FK Voždovac Fudbalski klub Voždovac (), commonly known as Voždovac, is a professional football club located in Voždovac, a municipality of Belgrade, Serbia. Nicknamed "The Dragons", they experienced little success in the Yugoslavian era, but have become ...

, with the squad going through readjustments and with numerous key players moving after several seasons playing together. After three seasons playing with Železnik, Đurašković signed in summer 2005 with another top flight side,

FK Smederevo Fudbalski klub Smederevo 1924 ( sr-cyr, Фудбалски клуб Смедерево 1924), commonly known as Smederevo, is a Serbian professional football club based in Smederevo. During Yugoslavia the club mainly played in amateur ranks of com ...

. Backed by US Steel, the club had just finished 10th in the league, and were aiming to reinforce the team in order to archive the good results they had at the beginning of the decade. The club has been consistently playing in European competitions since 2001, and despite the 10th place Smederevo had granted a spot in the

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, what would be a good welcoming for Đurašković. However Smederevo disappointed by losing in their opening round, and they pretty much repeated the same performance in the league that season by finishing 11th. Đurašković failed to have the consistency from the previous seasons, but even so he managed to gather 63 league appearances and scoring 15 goals. In summer 2008, in a reduced 12 teams league, Smederevo finished the season in 10th place, which meant relegation 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 ...

. In the 2008–09 season Đurašković regained his consistency and became one of the key players that helped Smederevo restore its top-flight status, and by finishing in 2nd place, they won promotion to the

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

. Đurašković scored 9 goals in 25 appearances, however at the end of the season he left Smederevo at age 33 and joined

OFK Petrovac OFK Petrovac is a football club based in Petrovac, Montenegro. They currently compete in the First League of Montenegro. History OFK Petrovac was founded in 1969, under the name ''FK Nafta''. During the first season, they played in the lowest- ...

in the

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where he will play his last season and finish his playing career

Honours

Club

;Železnik *

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: 2005 ;Mladost Lučani *

: 2000–01 (Group West)

Individual

top-scorer: 2001–02 (27 goals)

References

External links

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Profile and stats until 2007
at SoccerTerminal.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Duraskovic, Zoran 1975 births Living people People from Bar, Montenegro Men's association football forwards Serbia and Montenegro footballers Montenegrin footballers FK Mornar players FK Bokelj players FK Hajduk Beograd players FK Mogren players FK Mladost Lučani players FK Železnik players FK Smederevo 1924 players OFK Petrovac players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Montenegrin First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Montenegrin expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Serbia Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Serbia