Goran Marić (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Goran Marić | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Compostela | ||
| 2000–2001 | Barcelona | ||
| 2001–2003 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | Celta B | 147 | (52) |
| 2006 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Celta | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 34 | (11) |
| 2009 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Real Unión | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Lombard-Pápa | 40 | (17) |
| 2012 | Zhetysu | 12 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Lombard-Pápa | 32 | (10) |
| Total | 275 | (91) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Goran Marić Govorcin (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Mapић; born 23 March 1984) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a striker.
He spent most of his professional career in Spain, almost exclusively in the lower leagues with Celta de Vigo B.
Football career
[edit]Early years / Celta
[edit]Born in Novi Sad, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Marić moved to Spain in his teens, going on to play for three clubs as a youth, including FC Barcelona and RC Celta de Vigo.[1] He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves and scored regularly for the Segunda División B side, notably netting 21 goals in 32 games in the 2007–08 season (best in his group, second overall); however, he only appeared once for the main squad in Segunda División, his output consisting of 30 minutes in a 1–2 home loss against CD Castellón on 2 February 2008.[2]
In 2008–09, Marić was loaned to another team in the third level, FC Barcelona B.[3] In June 2009, he was released by the Galicians.
Norwich City
[edit]Marić joined Norwich City on trial in the summer of 2009, touring with the club during its pre-season in Scotland and scoring twice in three matches, against Airdrie United and St Johnstone. Afterwards, manager Bryan Gunn confirmed he had been impressed well enough to offer the player a contract,[4] with the one-year deal being signed on 30 July.[5]
Marić made his official debut for the Canaries against Yeovil Town, for the campaign's Football League Cup, appearing as a substitute. His first start came in the 2009–10 Football League Trophy against Brentford (1–0 win)[6] but he was almost always fifth-choice during his spell, behind the habitual Grant Holt and Chris Martin but also Jamie Cureton and Cody McDonald; subsequently, he left the side after his link was terminated by mutual consent, on 3 December 2009.[7]
Return to Spain / Hungary
[edit]For the second part of 2009–10, Marić returned to Spain and its division two, signing with Real Unión.[8] He appeared rarely during the season (less than one half of the league matches), also suffering team relegation.
Marić spent the better part of the following years in Hungary, in representation of Lombard-Pápa TFC.
Personal life
[edit]Marić's father, Zoran, was also a footballer and a striker. He too spent many years working in Spain, mainly with Celta.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Goran Maric, goles y carácter para el Barça Atlètic" [Goran Maric, goals and pizzazz for Barça Atlètic] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "El Castellón se la juega al Celta" [Castellón screw Celta]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 February 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Goran Maric se marcha al Barça de Luis Enrique" [Goran Maric goes to Luis Enrique's Barça] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Maric impresses Gunn in Scotland". BBC Sport. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ "Maric and Askou sign Canary deals". BBC Sport. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ "Norwich 1–0 Brentford". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Serbian striker Goran Maric leaves Norwich City". BBC Sport. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ "Goran Maric primer refuerzo" [Goran Maric first signing] (in Spanish). Real Unión. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Goran Maric: "Luis Enrique no se casa con nadie"" [Goran Maric: "Luis Enrique does not have protegés"] (in Spanish). Moi Celeste. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
External links
[edit]- Goran Marić at BDFutbol
- Celta de Vigo biography (in Spanish)
- Goran Marić at Soccerway
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Novi Sad
- Serbian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- RC Celta Fortuna players
- UD Las Palmas players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- FC Barcelona Atlètic players
- Real Unión footballers
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Pápai FC footballers
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- FC Zhetysu players
- Serbian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- 21st-century Serbian sportsmen