Zoran Ranković (; born 17 December 1969) is a
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n former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
Club career
After showing promising displays for
Dinamo Pančevo, Ranković gained more attention for his performances with
Obilić. He was the leading scorer of the team that won the
1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia. In March 2000, Ranković was transferred to
Chinese Jia-A League
The National Football Jia A League (simplified Chinese: 全国足球甲A联赛), commonly known as Jia-A, was the highest tier of professional football in the People's Republic of China, during 1994 through 2003, operating under the auspices of th ...
club
Shanghai Shenhua
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, alongside his teammate
Saša Viciknez. He spent two seasons with the team, scoring 21 goals in 42 league appearances. After a brief spell with fellow Jia-A side
Beijing Guoan
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, Ranković returned to his homeland and rejoined his former club
Obilić.
In late 2003, Ranković moved to China for the second time and played for Jia-B League club
Nanjing Yoyo. He later spent
one season with newly promoted
First League of Serbia and Montenegro side
Hajduk Beograd. In early 2006, Ranković joined Second League club
Radnički Pirot led by manager
Marjan Živković, his former Obilić teammate. He retired from the game after playing for
Kolubara in the
Serbian League Belgrade
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.
International career
Ranković made his international debut for
FR Yugoslavia
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on 25 February 1998, playing 55 minutes in a 3–1 away friendly loss against
Argentina
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.
Honours
;Obilić
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First League of FR Yugoslavia
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:
1997–98
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FR Yugoslavia Cup
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: Runner-up
1997–98
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1969 births
Living people
Footballers from Belgrade
Men's association football forwards
Yugoslav men's footballers
Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers
Serbian men's footballers
FK Rakovica players
FK Dinamo Pančevo players
FK Obilić players
Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players
Beijing Guoan F.C. players
Nanjing Yoyo F.C. players
FK Hajduk Beograd players
FK Radnički Pirot players
FK Kolubara players
Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players
First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
China League One players
China League Two players
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in China