Zoran Ranković

Zoran Ranković (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Ранковић; born 17 December 1969) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Zoran Ranković
Personal information
Full name Zoran Ranković
Date of birth (1969-12-17) 17 December 1969
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Red Star Belgrade
Rakovica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Rakovica
1993–1996 Dinamo Pančevo
1997–2000 Obilić 75 (45)
2000–2001 Shanghai Shenhua 42 (21)
2002 Beijing Guoan 1 (0)
2002–2003 Obilić 25 (3)
2003 Nanjing Yoyo 12 (2)
2004–2005 Hajduk Beograd 16 (1)
2006 Radnički Pirot 3 (0)
2008 Kolubara 9 (1)
Total 183 (73)
National team
1998 FR Yugoslavia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 club Shanghai Shenhua, 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, Ranković returned to his homeland and rejoined his former club Obilić.[1]

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.

International career

Ranković made his international debut for FR Yugoslavia on 25 February 1998, playing 55 minutes in a 3–1 away friendly loss against Argentina.

Honours
Obilić

References
  1. ""Vitezovi" desetkovani!" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 17 July 2002. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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