Zoran Kokot: Difference between revisions

Kokot began his career in 2004 with [[FK Slavija Sarajevo|FK Slavija]] in the [[Bosnian Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.eufo.de/football/squad/slavija-sarajevo/2004-05|title=Slavija Sarajevo 2004-05|website=en.eufo.de|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref> In 2007, he played abroad in the [[Ontario Soccer League]] with the Hamilton Serbians, where he finished as the top goalscorer in the Provincial West Division.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://osl.e2esoccer.com/PageDisplay.aspx?SideMenuID=231|title=Ontario Soccer League: About|website=osl.e2esoccer.com|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref> Shortly after he signed with the [[Serbian White Eagles FC]] in the [[Canadian Soccer League]], where he assisted in securing the International Division title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/serbianwhiteeagles.ca/SerbianWhiteEagles%20Old%20Website/en/vesti.html|title=New Page 1|last=Vujčić|first=Prvoslav|date=|website=serbianwhiteeagles.ca|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/zoran-kokot-odlazi-u-kanadu/148702|title=Zoran Kokot odlazi u Kanadu?|last=Vukmirović|first=V.|date=December 23, 2014|website=SportSport.ba|language=bs-BA|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref>

After a season abroad he returned to FK Slavija and later played in the [[Belgian Second Division]] with [[KSK Beveren]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.eufo.de/football/squad/slavija-sarajevo/2007-08|title=Slavija Sarajevo 2007-08|website=en.eufo.de|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.eufo.de/football/squad/ksk-beveren/2009-10|title=KSK Beveren 2009-10|website=en.eufo.de|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref> In May 2011, he signed with [[Mes Sarcheshmeh FC|Mes Sarcheshme]] in the [[Azadegan League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/teams?id=2032&view=player&sid=23|title=Zoran Kokot زوران کوکوت|last=|first=|date=2012-10-03|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003035651/http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/teams?id=2032&view=player&sid=23|archive-date=October 3, 2012|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref> The following season he played with [[Gol Gohar Sirjan F.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/teams?id=2032&view=player&sid=26|title=PersianLeague.com - Zoran Kokot|last=|first=|date=2012-05-13|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513095136/http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/teams?id=2032&view=player&sid=26|archive-date=May 13, 2012|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Vujcic|first=Djuradj|date=December 21, 2014|title=Zoran Kokot to join Canadian NASL team?|url=http://www.rednationonline.ca/Articles2015/ZoranKokottojoinCanadianNASLteam.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-18|website=RedNationOnline.ca|language=en}}</ref>

In 2012, he returned to FK Slavija and later played with [[FK Olimpik]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.eufo.de/football/squad/slavija-sarajevo/2012-13|title=Slavija Sarajevo 2012-13|website=en.eufo.de|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/zoran-kokot-pobjeda-nad-borcem-je-najvaznija-u-polusezoni-favoriti-smo-protiv-mladosti/131128021|title=Zoran Kokot: Pobjeda nad Borcem je najvažnija u polusezoni, favoriti smo protiv Mladosti|last=|first=|date=November 28, 2013|website=Klix.ba|language=bs-BA|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> He played the first part of the [[2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|2014-15 season]] with Slavija. In February 2015, he signed a one-year contract with [[FK Željezničar Sarajevo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fkzeljeznicar.ba/zoran-kokot-zvanicno-novi-igrac-fk-zeljeznicar1/13334/|title=Zoran Kokot zvanično novi igrač FK Željezničar|last=|first=|date=February 19, 2015|website=FKZeljeznicar.ba|language=bs-BA|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref> Throughout his tenure with Željezničar he played in the [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League]] against [[Balzan F.C.]], [[Ferencvárosi TC]], and [[Standard Liège]]. He left Željezničar on mutual terms in December 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fkzeljeznicar.ba/fk-zeljeznicar-i-zoran-kokot-sporazumno-raskinuli-saradnju/17823/|title=FK Željezničar i Zoran Kokot sporazumno raskinuli saradnju|last=|first=|date=December 23, 2015|website=FKZeljeznicar.ba|language=bs-BA|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> After that he had another stint abroad, this time in the [[Montenegrin First League]] with [[Mladost Podgorica]], where he assisted in securing the league title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/kokot-pogodio-za-pobjedu-mladosti-protiv-gruzijskog-prvaka-dila-gori/160208125|title=Kokot pogodio za pobjedu Mladosti protiv gruzijskog prvaka Dila Gori|last=|first=|date=February 8, 2016|website=Klix.ba|language=bs-BA|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref>

The following season he returned home to sign a one-year contract with [[NK Vitez]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiovitez.ba/zoran-kokot-novi-igrac-nk-viteza/|title=Zoran Kokot novi igrač NK Viteza|date=2016-07-02|website=Radio Vitez|language=hr|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref> In 2017, he played in the [[First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] with [[NK Zvijezda Gradačac]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/kokot-zvijezda-je-idealan-klub-za-nastavak-karijere/248319|title=Kokot: Zvijezda je idealan klub za nastavak karijere|last=Škorić|first=E.|date=August 15, 2017|website=SportSport.ba|language=bs-BA|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref> The remainder of the season he played with [[NK Travnik]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vitez.info/zoran-kokot-novi-napadac-nk-travnik/|title=Zoran Kokot novi napadač NK "Travnik"|last=Redakcija|date=January 19, 2018|website=Vitez.info|language=hr|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/zoran-kokot-postao-vezir/265383|title=Zoran Kokot postao Vezir|last=Šljivak|first=M.|date=January 18, 2018|website=SportSport.ba|language=bs-BA|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref> He returned to his former club FK Slavija the following season to play in the [[First League of the Republika Srpska]], and retired in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glassrpske.com/lat/sport/sp-republika-srpska/zoran-kokot-harizmaticni-napadac-slavije-mogao-sam-jos-dugo-da-igram-nasu-ligu/285499|title=Zoran Kokot, harizmatični napadač Slavije: Mogao sam još dugo da igram našu ligu|last=Kotaraš|first=Siniša|date=2019-06-01|website=Glas Srpske|language=sr|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sport1.oslobodjenje.ba/nize-lige-bih/kokot-zeljo-je-posebna-prica-fenomenalan-period-moje-karijere/156230|title=Kokot: Željo je posebna priča, fenomenalan period moje karijere|last=Papaz|first=S.|date=May 27, 2019|website=Oslobodjenje.ba|language=bs-BA|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref>

In 2020, he came out of retirement to play once more in the Canadian Soccer League with [[Hamilton City Soccer Club|Hamilton City SC]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hamilton City 1 SC – Canadian Soccer League |url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/hamilton-city/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911064559/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/hamilton-city/ |archive-date=11 September 2020 |access-date=17 August 2020 |website=canadiansoccerleague.ca |language=en-US}}</ref> He made his debut for Hamilton on August 15, 2020, against his former team the Serbian White Eagles, and recorded a goal.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adamson|first=Stan|date=August 16, 2020|title=VORKUTA, HIGH SCORING HAMILTON CITY SCORE VICTORIES IN CSL KICKOFF – Canadian Soccer League|url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/vorkuta-high-scoring-hamilton-city-score-victories-in-csl-kickoff/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-17|website=canadiansoccerleague.ca|language=en-US}}</ref> Following his brief stint in Canada, he returned to Bosnia to further in career by playing in the [[Second League of the Republika Srpska]] with [[FK Famos Vojkovići|Famos Vojkovići]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Papaz |first=Stefan |date=5 September 2021 |title=Zoran Kokot se vratio fudbalu i iz prvog kontakta sa loptom pogodio |trans-title=Zoran Kokot returned to football and scored from the first contact with the ball |url=https://www.oslobodjenje.ba/s1/fudbal/nize-lige-bih/zoran-kokot-se-vratio-fudbalu-i-iz-prvog-kontakta-sa-loptom-pogodio-688014 |access-date=6 October 2022 |website=www.oslobodjenje.ba |language=bs-ba}}</ref> In his debut season with Famos, the club secured promotion to the second tier.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 July 2022 |title=Vojinović pojačao Famos: "Naporno radimo, u klubu sam sjajno primljen" |trans-title=Vojinović reinforced Famos: "We are working hard, I was well received at the club" |url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/vanja-vojinovic-famos-vojkovici/430011 |access-date=6 October 2022 |website=SportSport.ba |language=hr}}</ref>

In December 2010, [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia national team]] coach [[Safet Sušić]] called him up for a friendly (the Bosnian team being comprised almost exclusively of [[Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina|domestic league]] players) against [[Poland national football team|Poland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glassrpske.com/lat/sport/sp-republika-srpska/regoje-i-kokot-odlaze/50486|title=Regoje i Kokot odlaze|last=Ivanković|first=Goran|date=December 19, 2010|website=GlasSrpske.com|language=sr|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportdc.net/n/118834/idealni-tim-fk-slavija-zoran-kokot-debitovao-sa-sesnaest-godina|title=IDEALNI TIM FK SLAVIJA: Zoran Kokot debitovao sa šesnaest godina|last=Lubura|first=Nedeljko|date=April 7, 2020|website=SportDC.net|language=bs-BA|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref>