Zoran Lončar (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zoran Lončar | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palilulac Beograd[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1992 | OFK Beograd | 168 | (68) |
| 1992–1996 | Aris Thessaloniki | 99 | (35) |
| 1997–1999 | OFK Beograd | 45 | (10) |
| Total | 312 | (113) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Yugoslavia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Aris Thessaloniki (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Voždovac (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Partizan (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zoran Lončar (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Лончар; born 13 December 1966) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Lončar made his senior debut with OFK Beograd in the Yugoslav Second League during the 1984–85 campaign, as the club won promotion to the Yugoslav First League. He spent the following eight seasons in the first team, amassing 168 appearances and scoring 68 goals in the nation's top two leagues combined. In the summer of 1992, following the breakup of the former Yugoslavia, Lončar moved to Greece and signed with Aris Thessaloniki. He spent the next four seasons with the club, making 99 appearances and scoring 35 goals in the top flight of Greek football. In the summer of 1997, Lončar returned to OFK Beograd and spent two more years with the Romantics.
International career
Between 1984 and 1985, Lončar represented Yugoslavia during the 1986 UEFA Under-18 Championship qualifying, making two appearances as a substitute.
Post-playing career
Between 2012 and 2013, Lončar served as director of football at OFK Beograd, before becoming assistant manager to Zoran Milinković at Aris Thessaloniki. They subsequently worked together at Voždovac and Partizan. After leaving Partizan, Lončar was again appointed director of football at OFK Beograd.[2][3]
Statistics
| Club | Season | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| OFK Beograd | 1984–85 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985–86 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1986–87 | 30 | 20 | |
| 1987–88 | 21 | 6 | |
| 1988–89 | 16 | 4 | |
| 1989–90 | 26 | 12 | |
| 1990–91 | 30 | 9 | |
| 1991–92 | 30 | 15 | |
| Aris Thessaloniki | 1992–93 | 31 | 12 |
| 1993–94 | 25 | 13 | |
| 1994–95 | 25 | 6 | |
| 1995–96 | 18 | 4 | |
| OFK Beograd | 1997–98 | 26 | 7 |
| 1998–99 | 19 | 3 | |
| Career total | 312 | 113 | |
Honours
- OFK Beograd
References
- ^ Second League profiles at fcobilic.tripod.com
- ^ "Bekvalac napustio OFK, vraća se Lončar" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "ZORAN LONČAR PONOVO NA MESTU SPORTSKOG DIREKTORA" (in Serbian). ofkbeograd.co.rs. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
External links
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. non-playing staff
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
- Association football forwards
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- FK Partizan non-playing staff
- OFK Beograd players
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriates in Greece
- Serbian football managers
- Serbian footballers
- Sportspeople from Belgrade
- Superleague Greece players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Yugoslav footballers
- 1966 births
- Living people