Goran Maric
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Goran Marić Govorcin is a Serbia
n football Striker
who plays as a striker for Hungarian club Lombard-Pápa TFC
. He has previously played for Celta de Vigo
, Celta de Vigo B
, UD Las Palmas
, FC Barcelona B
, Norwich City
and Real Unión
.
, scoring in a 4–0 win over Boreham Wood
.
Marić then joined Norwich City
for a trial and toured with the Canaries during their pre-season tour of Scotland
. He scored two goals in three games, once against Airdrie United and once against St Johnstone. Making a considerable impression with his goals, Norwich boss Bryan Gunn
confirmed on 22 July that he had offered Maric a contract at Carrow Road
. On 30 July, Maric signed a one-year deal with the club.
His Norwich City debut came in a Carling Cup
First Round fixture against Yeovil Town
in which he made a late substitute appearance. His first start came in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy
against Brentford
, a game in which Norwich came out as 1–0 victors, but with Grant Holt
and Chris Martin
scoring regularly and other strikers, like Cody McDonald
and Jamie Cureton
making the substitutes' bench ahead of him, Marić found his opportunities limited. Thus, with not a single league appearance to his name, Maric became a free agent once more, when his Norwich contract was terminated by mutual consent on 3 December 2009. On 27 December 2009, the player who left Norwich at the beginning of December found a new team. The Serbian striker has been already introduced by his new team Real Unión (Liga Adelante) and he has already trained with the new teammates.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n football Striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who plays as a striker for Hungarian club Lombard-Pápa TFC
Lombard-Pápa TFC
Lombard-Pápa TFC is a Hungarian football club from the town of Pápa.- Honours :* NB II Nyugat:** Runners-up: 2008–09* UEFA Intertoto Cup:** Second Round: 2005- Current squad :-Out on loan:- UEFA Intertoto Cup :...
. He has previously played for Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...
, Celta de Vigo B
Celta de Vigo B
Real Club Celta de Vigo, S.A.D. "B" is Celta Vigo's B team. They are traditionally known as Celta Turista because it was Turista that replaced Gran Peña as Celta's B team.-History:...
, UD Las Palmas
UD Las Palmas
Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands...
, FC Barcelona B
FC Barcelona B
Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their...
, Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
and Real Unión
Real Unión
Real Unión Club de Irún, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France...
.
Career
Marić had an unsuccessful trial with Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
, scoring in a 4–0 win over Boreham Wood
Boreham Wood F.C.
Boreham Wood F.C. are a football club based in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, at Meadow Park football ground. They were established in 1948, and have reached the FA Cup 2nd Round proper twice in their history. For 2011-12 they will play in Conference South...
.
Marić then joined Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
for a trial and toured with the Canaries during their pre-season tour of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. He scored two goals in three games, once against Airdrie United and once against St Johnstone. Making a considerable impression with his goals, Norwich boss Bryan Gunn
Bryan Gunn
Bryan James Gunn is a Scottish former professional goalkeeper and football manager. After learning his trade with Aberdeen in the early 1980s, he spent most of his playing career at Norwich City, the club with which he came to be most closely associated...
confirmed on 22 July that he had offered Maric a contract at Carrow Road
Carrow Road
Carrow Road is a football stadium in Norwich, England, and is the home of Norwich City Football Club. The stadium is located toward the easterly end of the city, not far from Norwich railway station and the River Wensum....
. On 30 July, Maric signed a one-year deal with the club.
His Norwich City debut came in a Carling Cup
2009–10 Football League Cup
The 2009–10 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, was the 50th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs....
First Round fixture against Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
in which he made a late substitute appearance. His first start came in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy
2009–10 Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy 2009–10, known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy 2009–10 for sponsorship reasons, is the 26th Football League Trophy, a knockout competition for English football clubs in Leagues One and Two, the third and fourth tiers of English football.The format is similar to that which...
against Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
, a game in which Norwich came out as 1–0 victors, but with Grant Holt
Grant Holt
Grant Holt is an English footballer, currently playing in the Premier League for Norwich City. He plays as a striker and is club captain....
and Chris Martin
Chris Martin
Christopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin is an English song-writer, who is the lead vocalist, pianist and rhythm guitarist of the band Coldplay. He is married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow.-Early life:...
scoring regularly and other strikers, like Cody McDonald
Cody McDonald
Cody Darren John McDonald is an English footballer who plays for Coventry City as a striker. He previously played for Norwich City and Gillingham, on loan where he made a name for himself scoring 25 goals in 41 games.-Club career:...
and Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Leyton Orient.-Early years:Cureton began his professional career with Norwich City, before moving on to Bristol Rovers...
making the substitutes' bench ahead of him, Marić found his opportunities limited. Thus, with not a single league appearance to his name, Maric became a free agent once more, when his Norwich contract was terminated by mutual consent on 3 December 2009. On 27 December 2009, the player who left Norwich at the beginning of December found a new team. The Serbian striker has been already introduced by his new team Real Unión (Liga Adelante) and he has already trained with the new teammates.