Zoran Čampara

Zoran Čampara
Personal information
Full name Zoran Čampara
Date of birth (1972-02-16) 16 February 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Iskra Bugojno 51 (1)
1992 Velež Mostar 8 (0)
1992–1995 Rad 91 (10)
1995–1997 Lleida 35 (5)
1997–2004 Royal Antwerp 132 (6)
2003 → Shandong Luneng (loan) 5 (1)
2003 → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 3 (0)
2004–2006 Francs Borains
Total 321+ (23+)
Managerial career
2008–2011 Rad (sporting director)
2011 Hajduk Kula (sporting director)
2011–2012 Rad (assistant)
2013–2016 Újpest (assistant)
2017–2018 Rad (sporting director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zoran Čampara (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Чампара; born 16 February 1972) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a defender.

Playing career

Čampara started out at Iskra Bugojno, collecting 51 appearances and scoring one goal in the Yugoslav Second League between 1989 and 1991. He subsequently joined Yugoslav First League club Velež Mostar, making eight appearances in the competition's final 1991–92 season.

With the breakup of Yugoslavia, Čampara relocated to Belgrade and started playing for Rad in the First League of FR Yugoslavia. He spent three seasons with the club, amassing 91 matches and netting 10 goals in the top flight.

In 1995, Čampara moved abroad to Spain and signed with Segunda División club Lleida. He played 35 league games and scored five times in two seasons. In 1997, Čampara signed with Belgian side Royal Antwerp, spending the next seven years with the club.

Post-playing career

In 2008, Čampara became sporting director of his former club Rad. He left the position in March 2011.[1] In July of that year, Čampara took over the same role at Hajduk Kula, but left the club less than three months later after the dismissal of manager Nebojša Vignjević.[2] He subsequently served as assistant manager to Vignjević at Rad (October 2011 to February 2012) and Újpest (October 2013 to December 2016). In June 2017, Čampara returned to Rad as sporting director.[3] He left the position in November 2018.[4]

Career statistics

Club Season League
Apps Goals
Iskra Bugojno 1989–90 28 0
1990–91 23 1
Total 51 1
Velež Mostar 1991–92 8 0
Rad 1992–93 33 1
1993–94 33 7
1994–95 25 2
Total 91 10
Lleida 1995–96 26 3
1996–97 9 2
Total 35 5
Royal Antwerp 1997–98 17 0
1998–99 23 3
1999–2000 29 3
2000–01 14 0
2001–02 15 0
2002–03 17 0
2003–04 13 0
Total 128 6
Shandong Luneng (loan) 2003 5 1
Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 2003–04 3 0
Career total 321 23

Honours

Royal Antwerp

References

  1. ^ "Rad ostao bez sportskog direktora" (in Serbian). b92.net. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Hajduk smenio trenera" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Gordan Petrić trener Rada, Zoran Čampara direktor!" (in Serbian). zurnal.rs. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Posle Milinkovića iz Rada otišao i Zoran Čampara" (in Serbian). zurnal.rs. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2023.