Bojan Zajić

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Bojan Zajić
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Zajić with Vålerenga in 2009
Personal information
Full name Bojan Zajić
Date of birth (1980-06-17) 17 June 1980 (age 41)
Place of birth Kruševac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sandnes Ulf (intermin)
Youth career
Napredak Kruševac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Napredak Kruševac 70 (18)
2001–2005 Obilić 110 (10)
2006 BASK 14 (2)
2006–2007 Partizan 25 (3)
2007–2013 Vålerenga 143 (26)
2014–2015 Sarpsborg 08 56 (12)
2016–2017 Sandnes Ulf 40 (2)
Total 458 (73)
National team
2004–2008 Serbia 2 (0)
Teams managed
2017– Sandnes Ulf (assistant)
2021 Sandnes Ulf (interim)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bojan Zajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојан Зајић; born 17 June 1980) is a Serbian former professional footballer and coach who is assistant manager of Sandnes Ulf.

Club career[]

Born in Kruševac, Zajić came through the youth system at his hometown club Napredak, making his senior debut in 1998. He was transferred to Obilić in the summer of 2001. While with the Vitezovi, Zajić made 110 league appearances and scored 10 goals, before leaving due to the club's financial problems in the 2006 winter transfer window. He subsequently joined BASK, playing in the second tier until the end of the 2005–06 season.

On 7 July 2006, Zajić signed a four-year contract with Partizan.[1] He scored a brace in a 4–2 home victory over Groningen in the first leg of the UEFA Cup first round on 14 September 2006. In total, Zajić made 33 appearances and scored six goals across all competitions during the 2006–07 season.

In August 2007, Zajić moved to Norwegian club Vålerenga, on an initial three-month loan.[2] He made seven league appearances and scored once until the end of the season, before signing a permanent contract with the club.[3] In the following years, Zajić became one of the team's most important players, making 170 competitive appearances and scoring 37 goals.

On 6 January 2014, Zajić signed a two-year contract with Sarpsborg 08.[4] He was the club's top scorer in the following two seasons (2014 and 2015). On 18 January 2016, Zajić signed a two-year contract with Sandnes Ulf.[5] He eventually retired from professional football in June 2017, becoming the team's assistant manager.[6]

International career[]

Zajić played one match for the national team of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Kirin Cup against Slovakia. He also made one appearance for the Serbia national team in a friendly match against Poland in December 2008.[7]

Statistics[]

Club[]

Sources:[8][9]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Napredak Kruševac 1998–99 10 4 0 0 — 10 4
1999–2000 28 8 5 1 — 33 9
2000–01 32 6 1 0 4 0 37 6
Total 70 18 6 1 4 0 80 19
Obilić 2001–02 27 0 2 0 4 0 33 0
2002–03 19 2 1 0 2 0 22 2
2003–04 24 2 — 24 2
2004–05 26 2 — 26 2
2005–06 14 4 — 14 4
Total 110 10 3 0 6 0 119 10
BASK 2005–06 14 2 0 0 — 14 2
Partizan 2006–07 25 3 1 0 7 3 33 6
2007–08 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 25 3 1 0 8 3 34 6
Vålerenga 2007 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
2008 21 3 6 4 — 27 7
2009 22 5 6 3 2 0 30 8
2010 20 4 1 1 — 21 5
2011 28 8 2 1 4 0 34 9
2012 26 1 3 1 — 29 2
2013 19 4 3 1 — 22 5
Total 143 26 21 11 6 0 170 37
Sarpsborg 08 2014 28 6 5 4 — 33 10
2015 28 6 6 2 — 34 8
Total 56 12 11 6 — 67 18
Sandnes Ulf 2016 28 2 3 0 — 31 2
2017 12 0 2 0 — 14 0
Total 40 2 5 0 — 45 2
Career total 458 73 47 18 24 3 529 94

International[]

National team Year Apps Goals
Serbia and Montenegro 2004 1 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
Serbia 2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours[]

Vålerenga

References[]

  1. ^ "Potpisao Bojan Zajić" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 7 July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Zajić u Valerengi na pozajmici!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 23 August 2007. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Bojan Zajić ostaje u Valerengi" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Bojan Zajic klar for Sarpsborg 08" (in Norwegian). sarpsborg08.no. 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Her er Bojan Zajic i lyseblått for første gang" (in Norwegian). sandnesulf.no. 18 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Gammel VIF-helt legger opp og blir assistenttrener i Sandnes Ulf" (in Norwegian). dagbladet.no. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Zajić Bojan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. ^ "FK Napredak Kruševac, 2020" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Bojan Zajic" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

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