Zoran Dimitrijević

Zoran "Čava" Dimitrijević (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Чава Димитријевић; 28 August 1962 – 13 September 2006) was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Not to be confused with Zoran Dimitrijević (footballer, born 1963).
Zoran Dimitrijević
Personal information
Full name Zoran Dimitrijević
Date of birth (1962-08-28)28 August 1962
Place of birth Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death 13 September 2006(2006-09-13) (aged 44)
Place of death Nantes, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1981 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1985 Partizan 61 (5)
1985 Kansas City Comets (indoor) 8 (0)
1986–1987 Spartak Subotica 13 (4)
1987–1989 Dinamo Zagreb 37 (2)
1989–1991 Dijon 45 (3)
1991–1992 Valence
1992–1996 ESA Brive
Total 164 (14)
National team
1982–1985 Yugoslavia U21 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Belgrade, Dimitrijević started out at Partizan and made his first team debut in 1981. He spent four seasons in the senior squad, winning one Yugoslav First League title with the Crno-beli. After leaving the club in 1985, Dimitrijević moved to the United States and briefly played indoor soccer with the Kansas City Comets. He subsequently returned to Yugoslavia and went on to play for Spartak Subotica and Dinamo Zagreb. In his later years, Dimitrijević played for several French clubs.

He was the father of Miloš Dimitrijević.[1]

Honours
Partizan
Spartak Subotica

References
  1. "IN MEMORIAM" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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