Zoran Urumov (; born 30 August 1977) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Early career

Urumov began his career on the books of

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 Be ...

, making his first-team debut in the 1995–96 season. He also played on loan at

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(1995–96), Balkan Mirijevo ( 1996–97), Radnički Kragujevac ( 1997–98), and Milicionar ( 1998–99).

Busan I'Cons

In 1999, Urumov joined

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side Busan I'Cons, quickly establishing himself as one of the best players in the league. He amassed a total of 105 appearances between 1999 and 2003, tallying 17 goals for the club which was struggling to return to the top of Korean football. In June 2003, Urumov scored two goals for Busan in a 4–1 friendly win over Dutch powerhouse

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, but just one month later moved to

Suwon Samsung Bluewings ''(The Blue, White and Reds)''Tricolor'' , short name = SSB , image = , caption = , founded = , ground = Suwon World Cup Stadium , capacity = 44,031 , owner = Cheil Worldwide(Samsung's subsidiary) , chairma ...

on a

Bosman transfer ''Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman'' (1995) C-415/93 (known as the Bosman ruling) is a 1995 European Court of Justice decision concerning freedom of movement for workers, freedom of association ...

(signing bonus of US$350,000).

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Upon his arrival to Suwon, Urumov slotted in well to

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's young squad, but lost his place in the starting lineup when Kim was replaced as manager by Cha Bum-kun for the 2004 season. He then took on the role of perennial substitute, often being deployed in the final twenty minutes of a match to make full use of his pace. On 29 July 2004, Urumov made headlines around the sports world by scoring a stunning 35-yard free kick in Suwon's 1–0 friendly win over Spanish giants Barcelona after coming on as a second-half substitute. He eventually lifted the K League championship trophy in December 2004, scoring the final Suwon goal in the penalty shootout at the end of their playoff final match against

Pohang Steelers The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The Steelers were founded on 1 A ...

in what turned out to be his last match for the club.

Later career

In July 2005, Urumov was acquired by newly promoted Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga side Rad. He was suspended by the club in September 2005, along with six other teammates, after refusing to train due to unpaid wages. However, after the issue was resolved, Urumov returned to action and continued playing for Rad until the end of the 2005–06 season. In the summer of 2006, Urumov moved to Greek club

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, but was released during the winter break. He subsequently joined

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 ...

side Banat Zrenjanin. In the summer of 2007, Urumov switched to

Serbian League Belgrade Serbian League Belgrade ( Serbian: Српска лига Београд / Srpska liga Beograd) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League East, Serbian League Vojvodina an ...

club Sinđelić Beograd. He returned to Banat Zrenjanin the following winter. In the summer of 2008, Urumov moved to

Montenegrin First League The First League of Montenegro ( Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ) is the top football league in Montenegro. Founded in 2006, competition is headed by the Football Association of Montenegro. 10 te ...

side Rudar Pljevlja in June 2008, spending one season with the club.

International career

Urumov was capped for FR Yugoslavia at under-21 level.

Honours

Club

;Red Star Belgrade *

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: 1998–99 ;Suwon Samsung Bluewings *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Individual

* K League Top Assists Award:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Urumov, Zoran Association football midfielders Busan IPark players Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Montenegro Expatriate footballers in South Korea First League of Serbia and Montenegro players FK Banat Zrenjanin players FK Milicionar players FK Rad players FK Radnički 1923 players FK Rudar Pljevlja players FK Sinđelić Beograd players FK Voždovac players Football League (Greece) players Footballers from Belgrade K League 1 players Montenegrin First League players Red Star Belgrade footballers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbia and Montenegro under-21 international footballers Serbian expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Serbian footballers Serbian SuperLiga players Suwon Samsung Bluewings players Thrasyvoulos F.C. players 1977 births Living people