Zoran Prljinčević (; 27 January 1932 – 13 June 2013) was a Yugoslav professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Prljinčević spent most of his career with Radnički Belgrade, including seven seasons in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

between

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and

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. He was the league's joint top scorer in 1960–61, alongside

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, with 16 goals, but was unable to help keep his club in the top flight. Despite relegation to the Second League, Prljinčević remained at the club in the 1961–62 season, but also played that fall as a guest for

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against Hibernian in the return leg of the

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second round, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 away victory. He permanently joined Red Star Belgrade in the summer of 1962, spending the next three years there. In the 1963–64 season, Prljinčević was the team's top scorer across all competitions, helping them win the double.

Career statistics

Honours

BSK Belgrade *

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Radnički Belgrade *

runner-up: 1956–57 Red Star Belgrade *

: 1963–64 *

: 1963–64 Individual *

top scorer: 1960–61

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prljincevic, Zoran 1932 births 2013 deaths Footballers from Pristina Kosovo Serbs Yugoslav men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football forwards FK Radnički Beograd players OFK Beograd players Red Star Belgrade footballers Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players