Zoran Karic
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zoran Karić | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Kačarevo, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1987 | FK Partizan | ||
| 1987–1990 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 98 | (80) |
| 1990–2000 | Cleveland Crunch (indoor) | 339 | (651) |
| 1996 | Rochester Rhinos | 6 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Kansas City Attack (indoor) | 12 | (12) |
| 2001–2002 | Harrisburg Heat (indoor) | 17 | (7) |
| 2002–2004 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 27 | (9) |
| 2011 | Syracuse Silver Knights (indoor) | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Zoran Karić (Serbian: Зоран Карић, pronounced [ˈzorɑn ˈkaːritɕ]; born 1 August 1961 in Kačarevo, Yugoslavia) is a retired Yugoslavian soccer forward who began his career with FK Partizan before spending seventeen seasons playing indoor soccer in the United States. He was the 1988 MISL Rookie of the Year, 1992 MISL leading scorer, 1994 NPSL MVP, and a nine time, first team All Star.
Karić began his career as a child in Yugoslavia. He signed with FK Partizan of the Yugoslavian First Division. In 1987, Karić moved to the United States and signed with the San Diego Sockers of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He won two championships (1988, 1989) with the Sockers. In his second year in San Diego, Karic was the team's second leading scorer behind Branko Segota. He began the 1989–90 season with the Sockers, but was traded to the Cleveland Crunch for Paul Wright on 6 March 1990. Paired with Hector Marinaro, the Crunch now boasted one of the strongest pair of forwards in the league. Karic was named a first team All Star this year. In the 1990-91 season, he was the league's second leading scorer and was again named a first team All Star. Karić led the points chart during the 1991-92 season.
In the summer of 1992, the MISL collapsed and the Crunch moved to the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). With Marinaro and Karic setting all sorts of scoring records, the Crunch reached the league finals six times in eight years, winning championships in 1994, 1996 and 1999. Karic peaked in 1994 when he finished as the NPSL points leader on the strength of his 104 assists and 85 goals. Karic was named both a first team All Star and the NPSL MVP. In 1996, he played six games with the Rochester Rhinos in the American Professional Soccer League. Recurring tendinitis led him to leave the team on 20 July 1996.
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