Zoran Zekić (pronounced [zǒran zěːkitɕ]; born 29 April 1974) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.

Managerial career

In July 2010, Zekić was appointed manager of Zagreb-based local football club Maksimir, which he managed until 2013. One year later he moved to Moldova, where he managed Sheriff-2 Tiraspol in 2014, after which he became Sheriff Tiraspol manager. He won the double with Sheriff in the 2014–15 season, winning the Divizia Naţională and the national cup.

On 1 September 2015, Zekić was appointed manager of hometown club Osijek in the Croatian Prva HNL, signing a three-year contract until June 2018.[1] In the 2016–17 season, Osijek finished in fourth place, earning a spot in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying rounds. Osijek drew Santa Coloma, Luzern and PSV Eindhoven. Osijek beat PSV with 2–0 on aggregate (0–1, 1–0), being promoted to the play-off round, where the club lost to Austria Wien on away goals. On 29 March 2019, following a string of poor results in the league, Zekić parted ways with Osijek.[2]

On 30 April 2019, Zekić came back to manage Sheriff.[3] He managed to lead the side to another league and cup triumph, before leaving the club in October 2020.[4]

In January 2021, Zekić was appointed manager of Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Diósgyőr.[5] Following Diósgyőr, he also worked at Slaven Belupo, Partizani and again at Osijek.[6]

On 12 June 2024, Zekić was announced as the new manager of Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo.[7] He signed a two-year contract with the option of extending for a further year.[8] In his first game in charge, Sarajevo beat Aktobe in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round on 11 July 2024.[9] Sarajevo was eliminated in the second qualifying round by Spartak Trnava 3–0 on aggregate.[10] On 4 August 2024, Zekić earned victory in his first match of the league season, as Sarajevo defeated Sloboda Tuzla 3–1 at home.[11]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 2 March 2025[12]
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Sheriff Tiraspol 14 August 2014 26 May 2015 23 16 3 4 069.57
Osijek 1 September 2015 29 March 2019 152 69 40 43 045.39
Sheriff Tiraspol 30 April 2019 21 October 2020 44 34 6 4 077.27
Diósgyőr 7 January 2021 9 May 2021 20 7 5 8 035.00
Slaven Belupo 31 August 2021 30 June 2023 72 23 20 29 031.94
Partizani Tirana 12 June 2023 10 October 2023 14 7 4 3 050.00
Osijek 13 October 2023 21 May 2024 27 12 6 9 044.44
Sarajevo 12 June 2024 Present 26 15 9 2 057.69
Total 378 183 93 102 048.41

Honours

Player

Kamen Ingrad

Maccabi Haifa

Manager

Sheriff Tiraspol

References

  1. ^ "Besek razriješen, Zekić novi trener!" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Zorane, hvala ti!" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Bivši fudbaler Sarajeva pronašao novi trenerski angažman" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Zoran Zekić nakon 14 pobjeda u nizu napustio Sheriff" (in Bosnian). Sport Klub. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. ^ "DVTK: Geri Gergely távozott, az Eszék korábbi edzője az új tréner - hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport. 7 January 2021.
  6. ^ Zdravko Barišić (21 May 2024). "Osijek potvrdio: Zoran Zekić dobio je otkaz, poznato je tko će ga mijenjati do kraja sezone..." 24sata.hr (in Hebrew). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  7. ^ D.P. (12 June 2024). "Zoran Zekić je novi trener FK Sarajevo!" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ^ Admin Čaušević (16 June 2024). "FK Sarajevo objavio detalje ugovora sa Zoranom Zekićem" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  9. ^ E.B. (11 July 2024). "Sarajevo eurogolom u 90. minuti pobijedilo Aktobe u prvom evropskom susretu ove sezone" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  10. ^ Edmir Škorić (31 July 2024). "Sarajevo zaustavljeno u Trnavi: Spartak kaznio sve slabosti Bordo tima" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  11. ^ K.K. (4 August 2024). "Sarajevo primilo gol, pa dominiralo i sigurno savladalo Slobodu" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Zoran Zekić". Sofascore. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
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