Zlatomir Zagorčić
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 June 1971 | ||
Place of birth |
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1997 | Novi Sad | 128 | (5) |
1997–1999 | Litex Lovech | 54 | (1) |
1999 | → Adanaspor (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2000–2002 | FC Lugano | 65 | (0) |
2002–2005 | Litex Lovech | 46 | (2) |
2005 | Novi Sad | 6 | (0) |
Total | 302 | (8) | |
National team | |||
1998–2004 | Bulgaria | 23 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2012 | Vojvodina | ||
2013–2014 | Litex Lovech | ||
2014–2015 | Donji Srem | ||
2015 | Vojvodina | ||
2017–2020 | Slavia Sofia | ||
2021– | Slavia Sofia | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Zlatomir Zagorčić (Serbian: Златомир Загорчић, Bulgarian: Златомир Загорчич; born 15 June 1971) is a former Serbian-born Bulgarian footballer.
Nicknamed Zagi, Zagorčić played as a defender and began his career with FK Novi Sad. In 1997 he moved to Bulgarian club Litex Lovech, where he won two Bulgarian A Group titles. In this time Zagorčić made his debut for the Bulgarian national team under manager Hristo Bonev prior to the 1998 World Cup.[2] He was a member of the Bulgarian 2004 European Football Championship squad.
Zagorčić retired from playing professional football in November 2005.
Managerial career[]
In July 2006 Zagorčić joined the coaching staff of his former club Litex Lovech, as he was appointed assistant to manager Ljupko Petrović. In the summer of 2013, he was appointed as manager of Litex, replacing Hristo Stoichkov, who had stepped down as head coach. He was released from his duties in late March 2014.
On 11 May 2017, Zagorčić was appointed as a manager of Slavia Sofia after the bad form of the team under Vladimir Ivanov.[3] In May 2018, he led the team to a victory in the Bulgarian Cup, the first one in 22 years. During the 2019-20 season Slavia finished in third place in the league and qualified to the UEFA Europa League. Zagorčić parted ways with the team by mutual consent on 1 September 2020.[4]
Honours[]
- Litex Lovech
- Bulgarian A Group (2): 1997–98, 1998–99
- Bulgarian Cup: 2003–04
Manager honours[]
- Slavia Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup (1) 2017-18
References[]
- ^ "Започваме ги с Швеция. 10 години след лудото американско лято се готвим за скок в Европа" (in Bulgarian). standartnews.com. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Иван Чворович стана 4-и сърбин в националния отбор" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ Ексклузивно: Участник с България на Евро 2004 е новият треньор на Славия
- ^ "Шокираща раздяла: Загорчич вече не е треньор на Славия" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
External links[]
- Zlatomir Zagorčić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at TFF.org.
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Novi Sad
- Serbian footballers
- Naturalised citizens of Bulgaria
- Bulgarian footballers
- Bulgaria international footballers
- Association football defenders
- RFK Novi Sad 1921 players
- PFC Litex Lovech players
- Adanaspor footballers
- FC Lugano players
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- Serbian emigrants to Bulgaria
- Swiss Super League players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Bulgarian football managers
- FK Vojvodina managers
- PFC Litex Lovech managers
- PFC Slavia Sofia managers
- Bulgarian people of Serbian descent
- Bulgarian football defender stubs