Marko Zoric
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Marko Zorić is a Serbian
footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League
team Tianjin Teda where he is also their vice captain.
who he would join in the 2000-01 league season. His time at Partizan Belgrade was however very dissapointing and he saw very little playing time, which saw a move to second tier club FK Teleoptik
go through. With FK Teleoptik he'll see them relegated to the third tier, however during this period he would go on to establish himself as a integral member of the team and a return to Proleter Zrenjanin in the 2004-05 league season, who were now in the second tier.
After a season with Proleter Zrenjanin Marko Zorić would move abroad to China and join top tier side Tianjin Teda in the 2005 Chinese Super League were he immediately established himself as an integral member of the team and helped guide Tianjin to fourth within the league, which was the best placed finish for the team since the league became fully professional. Two seasons later Marko Zorić would have a chance to return to Serbia and he'll join top tier side Banat Zrenjanin
in the 2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga, however he couldn't establish himself as a first choice player and left after a season to join top tier Turkish
side Gençlerbirliği in the 2007–08 Süper Lig but once again this was short lived and he returned to Banat Zrenjanin where this time he was able to gain significantly more playing time but also saw the club relegated at the end of the 2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga.
On July 15, 2009 Marko Zorić was looking for a move back to the Chinese Super League and recently premoted side Jiangsu Sainty
were interested in his services until he sustained an injury during training, however fellow Super League side Shenzhen Asia Travel were willing to take a chance and signed him in their fight against relegation in the 2009 Chinese Super League season. The following season Zorić would return to Tianjin Teda and once again became an integral member of the teams defence and go on to win 2011 Chinese FA Cup
with them.
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
team Tianjin Teda where he is also their vice captain.
Club Career
Marko Zorić began his professional football career with top tier side Proleter Zrenjanin where he would gradually start to establish himself within the team and attract the interests of Serbian heavyweights Partizan BelgradePartizan Belgrade
Jugoslovensko Sportsko Društvo Partizan, commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan is a sports association from Belgrade, Serbia. Founded on 4th October 1945, it's an umbrella organization featuring 26 clubs in 26 sports.-Sports/Clubs:-History:...
who he would join in the 2000-01 league season. His time at Partizan Belgrade was however very dissapointing and he saw very little playing time, which saw a move to second tier club FK Teleoptik
FK Teleoptik
Fudbalski klub Teleoptik is a professional football club based in Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia. The club currently playing in the Serbian First League....
go through. With FK Teleoptik he'll see them relegated to the third tier, however during this period he would go on to establish himself as a integral member of the team and a return to Proleter Zrenjanin in the 2004-05 league season, who were now in the second tier.
After a season with Proleter Zrenjanin Marko Zorić would move abroad to China and join top tier side Tianjin Teda in the 2005 Chinese Super League were he immediately established himself as an integral member of the team and helped guide Tianjin to fourth within the league, which was the best placed finish for the team since the league became fully professional. Two seasons later Marko Zorić would have a chance to return to Serbia and he'll join top tier side Banat Zrenjanin
FK Banat Zrenjanin
FK Banat Zrenjanin is a football club from the city of Zrenjanin, Serbia...
in the 2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga, however he couldn't establish himself as a first choice player and left after a season to join top tier Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
side Gençlerbirliği in the 2007–08 Süper Lig but once again this was short lived and he returned to Banat Zrenjanin where this time he was able to gain significantly more playing time but also saw the club relegated at the end of the 2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga.
On July 15, 2009 Marko Zorić was looking for a move back to the Chinese Super League and recently premoted side Jiangsu Sainty
Jiangsu Sainty
Jiangsu Sainty F.C. is a Chinese professional football club based in Nanjing, China that currently participates in the Chinese Super League. Home matches are played at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center...
were interested in his services until he sustained an injury during training, however fellow Super League side Shenzhen Asia Travel were willing to take a chance and signed him in their fight against relegation in the 2009 Chinese Super League season. The following season Zorić would return to Tianjin Teda and once again became an integral member of the teams defence and go on to win 2011 Chinese FA Cup
2011 Chinese FA Cup
2011 Chinese FA Cup is the 13th edition of Chinese FA Cup.The match of first round began on 4 May 2011, and the final took place on 19 November 2011. Tianjin Teda won the title for the first time and earned a berth in the 2012 AFC Champions League....
with them.
Honours
Tianjin Teda- Chinese FA CupChinese FA CupThe Chinese FA Cup is the national knockout cup competition in China organised by the Chinese Football Association. Its current format started in the 1995 season.In the new season, 2011 it was announced, that current Chinese FA Cup will start in May....
: 20112011 Chinese FA Cup2011 Chinese FA Cup is the 13th edition of Chinese FA Cup.The match of first round began on 4 May 2011, and the final took place on 19 November 2011. Tianjin Teda won the title for the first time and earned a berth in the 2012 AFC Champions League....
External links
- Profile and stats at Srbijafudbal.
- Profile at Playerhistory.
- Profile at TFF.org