Zoran Lončar (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Лончар; born 13 December 1966) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zoran Lončar | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palilulac Beograd | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1992 | OFK Beograd | 168 | (68) |
| 1992–1996 | Aris Thessaloniki | 99 | (35) |
| 1997–1999 | OFK Beograd | 45 | (10) |
| 1999–2000 | Hajduk Beograd | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 319 | (113) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Yugoslavia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Voždovac | ||
| 2005–2007 | Vršac | ||
| 2009–2011 | Vršac | ||
| 2013 | Aris Thessaloniki (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Voždovac (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Partizan (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Borac Banja Luka (assistant) | ||
| 2023- | Vršac (Academy coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editLončar made his senior debut with OFK Beograd during the 1984–85 Yugoslav Second League, as the club earned promotion to the Yugoslav First League. He amassed a total of 168 appearances and scored 68 goals for the side in the nation's top two leagues combined over the course of eight seasons. In the summer of 1992, following the breakup of Yugoslavia, Lončar moved to Greece and signed with Aris Thessaloniki. He spent the next four years with the club, making 99 appearances and scoring 35 goals in the top flight of Greek football. In the summer of 1997, Lončar returned to OFK Beograd, spending two more seasons with the Romantičari.
International career
editBetween 1984 and 1985, Lončar represented Yugoslavia during the 1986 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying, making two appearances as a substitute.[1]
Post-playing career
editBetween 2012 and 2013, Lončar served as sporting director for OFK Beograd, before becoming assistant manager to Zoran Milinković at Aris Thessaloniki. They subsequently worked together at Voždovac and Partizan. In November 2015, Lončar returned to OFK Beograd as sporting director.[2][3]
Between 2018 and 2022, Lončar served as president of Smederevo 1924.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| OFK Beograd | 1984–85 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985–86 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1986–87 | 30 | 20 | |
| 1987–88 | 21 | 6 | |
| 1988–89 | 16 | 4 | |
| 1989–90 | 26 | 12 | |
| 1990–91 | 30 | 9 | |
| 1991–92 | 30 | 15 | |
| Total | 168 | 68 | |
| Aris Thessaloniki | 1992–93 | 31 | 12 |
| 1993–94 | 25 | 13 | |
| 1994–95 | 25 | 6 | |
| 1995–96 | 18 | 4 | |
| Total | 99 | 35 | |
| OFK Beograd | 1997–98 | 26 | 7 |
| 1998–99 | 19 | 3 | |
| Total | 45 | 10 | |
| Hajduk Beograd | 1999–2000 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 319 | 113 | |
Honours
editOFK Beograd
References
edit- ^ "Zoran Loncar". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Bekvalac napustio OFK, vraća se Lončar" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "ZORAN LONČAR PONOVO NA MESTU SPORTSKOG DIREKTORA" (in Serbian). ofkbeograd.co.rs. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
External links
edit- Zoran Lončar at WorldFootball.net