Zoran Kokot (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Кокот; born June 28, 1985) is a Bosnian former footballer who played as a forward.
![]() Kokot in 2007 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zoran Kokot | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–2000 | OFK Kasindo | ||
2000–2004 | Slavija Sarajevo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Slavija Sarajevo | 44 | (8) |
2007 | Hamilton Serbians | ||
2007 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
2007–2009 | Slavija Sarajevo | 14 | (9) |
2009–2010 | KSK Beveren | 27 | (2) |
2010 | Slavija Sarajevo | 9 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Mes Sarcheshme[1] | ||
2012 | Gol Gohar Sirjan | ||
2012–2013 | Slavija Sarajevo | 27 | (6) |
2013–2014 | FK Olimpik | 28 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Slavija Sarajevo | 14 | (5) |
2015 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 29 | (6) |
2015–2016 | Mladost Podgorica | 14 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Vitez | 28 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Zvijezda Gradačac | ||
2018 | Travnik | ||
2018–2019 | Slavija Sarajevo | ||
2020 | Hamilton City SC | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
Club career
Kokot began his career in 2004 with FK Slavija in the Bosnian Premier League.[2] 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.[3] Shortly after he signed with the Serbian White Eagles FC in the Canadian Soccer League, where he assisted in securing the International Division title.[4][5] After a season abroad he returned to FK Slavija and later played in the Belgian Second Division with KSK Beveren.[6][7] In May 2011, he signed with Mes Sarcheshme in the Azadegan League.[8]
The following season he played with Gol Gohar Sirjan F.C.[9][10] In 2012, he returned to FK Slavija, and later played with FK Olimpik.[11][12] He played the first part of the 2014-15 season with Slavija. In February 2015, he signed a one-year contract with FK Željezničar Sarajevo.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15]
The following season he returned home to sign a one-year contract with NK Vitez.[16] In 2017, he played in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with NK Zvijezda Gradačac.[17] The remainder of the season he played with NK Travnik.[18][19] 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.[20][21]
In 2020, he came out of retirement to play once more in the Canadian Soccer League with Hamilton City SC.[22] He made his debut for Hamilton on August 15, 2020 against former team the Serbian White Eagles and recorded a goal.[23]
International career
In December 2010, Bosnian national team coach Safet Sušić called him up for a friendly (the Bosnian team being comprised almost exclusively of domestic league players) against Poland.[24][25]
Honours
Serbian White Eagles
- Canadian Soccer League International Division (1): 2007
Mladost Podgorica
References
- ^ Zoran Kokot at PersianLeague
- ^ "Slavija Sarajevo 2004-05". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ "Ontario Soccer League: About". osl.e2esoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ Vujčić, Prvoslav. "New Page 1". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Vukmirović, V. (December 23, 2014). "Zoran Kokot odlazi u Kanadu?". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-01-11.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Slavija Sarajevo 2007-08". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ "KSK Beveren 2009-10". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ "Zoran Kokot زوران کوکوت". 2012-10-03. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ "PersianLeague.com - Zoran Kokot". 2012-05-13. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ Vujcic, Djuradj (December 21, 2014). "Zoran Kokot to join Canadian NASL team?". RedNationOnline.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Slavija Sarajevo 2012-13". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ "Zoran Kokot: Pobjeda nad Borcem je najvažnija u polusezoni, favoriti smo protiv Mladosti". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). November 28, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Zoran Kokot zvanično novi igrač FK Željezničar". FKZeljeznicar.ba (in Bosnian). February 19, 2015. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "FK Željezničar i Zoran Kokot sporazumno raskinuli saradnju". FKZeljeznicar.ba (in Bosnian). December 23, 2015. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kokot pogodio za pobjedu Mladosti protiv gruzijskog prvaka Dila Gori". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). February 8, 2016. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Zoran Kokot novi igrač NK Viteza". Radio Vitez (in Croatian). 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ Škorić, E. (August 15, 2017). "Kokot: Zvijezda je idealan klub za nastavak karijere". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-01-11.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Redakcija (January 19, 2018). "Zoran Kokot novi napadač NK "Travnik"". Vitez.info (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ Šljivak, M. (January 18, 2018). "Zoran Kokot postao Vezir". SportSport.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-01-11.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kotaraš, Siniša (2019-06-01). "Zoran Kokot, harizmatični napadač Slavije: Mogao sam još dugo da igram našu ligu". Glas Srpske (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ Papaz, S. (May 27, 2019). "Kokot: Željo je posebna priča, fenomenalan period moje karijere". Oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-05-18.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hamilton City 1 SC – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (August 16, 2020). "VORKUTA, HIGH SCORING HAMILTON CITY SCORE VICTORIES IN CSL KICKOFF – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ivanković, Goran (December 19, 2010). "Regoje i Kokot odlaze". GlasSrpske.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-05-18.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lubura, Nedeljko (April 7, 2020). "IDEALNI TIM FK SLAVIJA: Zoran Kokot debitovao sa šesnaest godina". SportDC.net (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-05-18.
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External links
- Profile at Soccerway