Zoran Tomić (24 October 1958 – 14 June 1989) was a Bosnian
football
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midfielder who played for clubs in Yugoslavia and Turkey.
Career
Born in
Mramor, Tomić played with
FK Sloboda Tuzla
Fudbalski klub Sloboda Tuzla ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Слободa Tyзла; English: Football Club Sloboda Tuzla) is a Bosnian professional football club based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the team ...
in the
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
during his nine seasons with the club.
Tomić signed with Turkish second division side
Orduspor
Orduspor was a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club was located in Ordu, Turkey and played their home games at 19 Eylül Stadium. The team managed to qualify for the Turkish Super League again in 2011. But, the last spell in top level ...
for two seasons in 1986. He moved to
Süper Lig
The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...
side
Samsunspor
Samsunspor is a Turkish professional Association football, football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray. in 1988, where he would make 16 league appearances before his death.
Personal
The Samsunspor team bus was involved in a traffic accident on the way to a match in
Malatya
Malatya ( hy, Մալաթիա, translit=Malat'ya; Syro-Aramaic ܡܠܝܛܝܢܐ Malīṭīná; ku, Meletî; Ancient Greek: Μελιτηνή) is a large city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital of Malatya Province. The city ha ...
on 20 January 1989, killing the team coach, two players and the bus driver instantly. Tomić went into a coma and died six months later.
After the accident, Samsunspor added the color of "black" their official club colors.
References
External links
Profile at Turksports.net*
1958 births
1989 deaths
Yugoslav footballers
FK Sloboda Tuzla players
Orduspor footballers
Samsunspor footballers
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Association football midfielders
Road incident deaths in Turkey
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