Ranko Zirojević
Encyclopedia
Ranko Zirojević is a former Montenegrin
footballer who played as a midfielder.
that won the title at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
. He was about to make a transfer toward First league team FK Budućnost Podgorica
but the deal broke. Zirojević stayed at Second league team Sutjeska where his career didn't prosper with the start of the Yugoslav Wars
in which he lost a brother. He scored eleven goals in the 1989/90 campaign and three goals in eighteen matches in the 1990/91 season.
In July 1993, Zirojević joined Greek second division side Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.. The club was promoted and he made eight appearances in the Greek Superleague (1994/95), before returning to FK Mogren
in December 1994. The following season, he joined Slovenian side NK Branik Maribor
. He would finish his career with Mogren.
In 2007 he was working as an ice-cream seller at the Slovenian
beaches and had two sons. More recently he became the coach of FK Mogren's youth academy. In 2011 he and former youth worldcup teammate Slaviša Đurković
were denied a pension for there sport-achievements by the Montenegrin authorities.
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
He played in the juvenile ranks of FK Sutjeska Nikšić and featured of the Yugoslavia national under-20 football teamYugoslavia national under-20 football team
The Yugoslavia national under-20 football team represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at the FIFA World Youth Championship and various friendly youth tournaments in the period between the mid-1970s and the country's dissolution in the early 1990s...
that won the title at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from October 10 to October 25, 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th contested and won for the first time by Yugoslavia. Remarkably, in the course of the tournament the Yugoslavs defeated each of the three other semi-finalists, and...
. He was about to make a transfer toward First league team FK Budućnost Podgorica
FK Buducnost Podgorica
FK Budućnost is a football club from Podgorica, Montenegro, currently competing in the First League of Montenegro. Its colours are blue and white. FK Buducnost is a part of the Budućnost sport society.-History:...
but the deal broke. Zirojević stayed at Second league team Sutjeska where his career didn't prosper with the start of the Yugoslav Wars
Yugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
in which he lost a brother. He scored eleven goals in the 1989/90 campaign and three goals in eighteen matches in the 1990/91 season.
In July 1993, Zirojević joined Greek second division side Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.. The club was promoted and he made eight appearances in the Greek Superleague (1994/95), before returning to FK Mogren
FK Mogren
FK Mogren is a football club based in Budva, Montenegro, currently competing in the Montenegrin First League.-History:The club was founded in 1920.The Mogren at its inception called Budva FK, and from 1991 was called FK Mogren....
in December 1994. The following season, he joined Slovenian side NK Branik Maribor
NK Maribor
Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from...
. He would finish his career with Mogren.
In 2007 he was working as an ice-cream seller at the Slovenian
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
beaches and had two sons. More recently he became the coach of FK Mogren's youth academy. In 2011 he and former youth worldcup teammate Slaviša Đurković
Slaviša Đurković
Slaviša Đurković is a former Montenegrin footballer who played as a defender.-Career:He played in the juvenile ranks of FK Sutjeska Nikšić and featured the Yugoslavia national under-20 football team that won the title at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship...
were denied a pension for there sport-achievements by the Montenegrin authorities.