Zoran Pešić (footballer, born 1983)

Zoran Pešić
Personal information
Full name Zoran Pešić
Date of birth (1983-09-25) 25 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Raška, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Bane 15 (0)
2004–2005 Javor Ivanjica 3 (0)
2005–2006 Vujić Valjevo 45 (2)
2007 Budućnost Valjevo 12 (2)
2007 Radnik Bijeljina - (-)
2008 Vlasina 14 (5)
2008–2009 ČSK Čelarevo 14 (0)
2009 → Novi Sad (loan) 16 (4)
2009–2010 Spartak Subotica 6 (0)
2010–2011 Banat Zrenjanin 32 (1)
2012–2013 Radnički Niš 16 (3)
2013 Novi Pazar 1 (0)
2013 Radnik Surdulica 9 (0)
2014 Erchim
2014–2015 OFK Bačka 7 (0)
2015 Burlington SC
2015 London City SC
2017–2020 Serbian White Eagles
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zoran Pešić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Пешић; born 25 September 1983) is a Serbian former football defender.[1]

Club career

Early career

Pešić began his career in 2001 with FK Bane in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia. He later played in the Serbian First League with Javor Ivanjica, Budućnost Valjevo, Radnik Bijeljina, Vlasina, ČSK Čelarevo, and Novi Sad.[2]

Serbian SuperLiga

In 2009, he played in the Serbian SuperLiga with Spartak Subotica.[3][4][5] In his debut season with Spartak, he appeared in 6 matches.[6] Following his brief stint in the Serbian top tier, he returned to the second division to play with Banat Zrenjanin.[6]

He remained in the second-tier league for the 2011-12 season by securing a contract with Radnički Niš.[7] In his debut season with the club, he helped in securing promotion to the country's major league by winning the league title.[8] Pešić re-signed with Radnički in their run in the first division.[9][10][11] His tenure with Radnički in the top flight was short-lived as he was transferred to Novi Pazar.[12][13][14] After a season in the SuperLiga, he had another run in the country's second division with Radnik Surdulica.[15]

Mongolia

In 2014, he played abroad in the Mongolian National Premier League with Erchim.[16] Throughout his stint in Mongolia, he played in the 2014 AFC President's Cup against the likes of Manang Marshyangdi and Svay Rieng.[16][6] He also helped Erchim secure the regular season title and clinch a playoff berth.[17] In the playoff stage, the club was defeated in the finals by Khoromkhon.[17]

Following his spell in Eastern Asia, he returned to the Serbian second division to play with OFK Bačka for the 2014-15 campaign.[18] In total, he appeared in 7 matches for the club.[6]

Canada

In the summer of 2015, he played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League initially with Burlington SC.[19] For the later portion of the season, he was transferred to London City.[20][21] In his debut season in the southern Ontario circuit, he helped London secure the final playoff berth in the first division.[22] London would be eliminated from the postseason tournament in the opening round by the Serbian White Eagles.[22]

In 2017, he signed with league rivals the Serbian White Eagles.[23] Pešić would assist the club in clinching a postseason berth by finishing second in the league's top division.[24] The Serbs would defeat SC Waterloo Region in the preliminary round.[22] Ultimately, the western Toronto side would be eliminated in the semifinal round by the York Region Shooters.[25]

He re-signed with the Serbs for the 2018 season.[26] Once again he assisted the club in securing a playoff berth where he contributed a goal against SC Waterloo.[27] He would return for his third season with the organization in 2019.[28] Throughout the 2019 campaign, the White Eagles qualified for the playoffs but were once more eliminated in the quarterfinal round in a penalty shootout by SC Waterloo.[29] The 2020 season marked his final stint with the western Toronto side.[28] The club would enter the postseason tournament where once again they were defeated in the opening round by FC Vorkuta.[30]

References

  1. ^ "Zoran Pešić". srbijafudbal.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Zoran Pesic". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. ^ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Spartak Zlatibor Voda 2009-10". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 7 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Četri nova pojačanja FK Spartaka" [Četri nova pojačanja FK Spartaka]. GradSubotica (in Serbian). 28 January 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Spartak Zlatibor voda renovirao tim | (Vesti - 02. 08. 2009) Subotica.com" [Spartak Zlatibor voda renovated the team]. SUBOTICA.com (in Serbian (Latin script)). 2 August 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "Serbia - Z. Pešić - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ Stojanović, Ljubica (15 January 2012). "Zoran Pešić novi igrač Radničkog" [Zoran Pešić is the new player of Radnica]. Južne vesti (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ^ Stojanovic, Ljubica (23 May 2012). "Radnički u Superligi!" [Radnički u Superligi!]. Južne vesti (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  9. ^ Stojanović, Ljubica (2 July 2012). "Radnički počeo pripreme za Superligu" [Preparations for the Superliga began in earnest]. Južne vesti (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  10. ^ Stojanović, Ljubica (9 August 2012). "Niški Radnički spreman za Superligu" [Niški Radnički is ready for the Superliga]. Južne vesti (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  11. ^ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Radnicki Nis 2012-13". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 7 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Stojanović, Ljubica (29 January 2013). "Pešić iz Radničkog otišao u Novi Pazar" [Pešić went from Radničko to Novi Pazar]. Južne vesti (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  13. ^ "FK Novi Pazar: Jači u Antaliju" [FC Novi Pazar: Stronger in Antalya]. www.novosti.rs (in Serbian (Latin script)). 3 February 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  14. ^ Stojanović, Ljubica (16 January 2013). "Niški Radnički ipak bez pojačanja" [Niški Radnički, however, without reinforcements]. Južne vesti (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Radnik bez golova u Surdulici" [Worker without goals in Surdulica]. infovranjske.rs (in Serbian). 31 July 2013.
  16. ^ a b Hoque, Shishir (19 September 2014). "Sk Russel face Erchim FC today in opener". dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  17. ^ a b Bagozzi, Marco (3 September 2014). "Mongolia, campionato al Khoromkhon" [Mongolia, Championship Al Khoromkhon]. Tuttocalcioestero.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  18. ^ "FK Backa Backa Palanka roster". archive.is. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  19. ^ Smiley, Brian (19 May 2015). "Galaxy blanked at home". Brantford Expositor.
  20. ^ "2015 London City roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  21. ^ "York Region Shooters have nine-game winning streak snapped". Vaughan Citizen. 31 August 2015.
  22. ^ a b c Adamson, Stan (11 October 2015). "Serbian White Eagles Defeat London......1-0 victory in quarterfinals". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  23. ^ Topalovic, M. (23 September 2017). "Srpski klub iz Toronta na pragu novog trijumfa: Orlovi lete ka tituli" [Serbian club from Toronto on the verge of a new triumph: Eagles are flying towards the title]. Vesti online (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  24. ^ "ОРЛОВИ КРОЗ ДРАМУ ДО ПОЛУФИНАЛА" [EAGLES THROUGH DRAMA TO SEMI-FINALS]. serbianwhiteeagles.ca (in Serbian). 15 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  25. ^ Adamson, Stan (25 September 2017). "Shooters vs Scarborough for CSL Championship.....Burlington vs Ukraine Utd for Division Two title". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  26. ^ "2018 Serbian White Eagles roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  27. ^ "ПОРАЗ ОРЛОВИ НА СТАРТУ ПЛЕЈОФА" [DEFEAT TO THE EAGLES AT THE START OF THE PLAYOFFS]. serbianwhiteeagles.ca (in Serbian). 19 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  28. ^ a b "Serbian White Eagles Past Rosters". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  29. ^ Adamson, Stan (13 October 2019). "Scarborough, Kingsman, Waterloo Advance ....Playoffs Update". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  30. ^ Adamson, Stan (11 October 2020). "Overtime Victory Puts Vorkuta in Championship Final". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 17 September 2023.