Pešić holding the 2004 Angola Cup
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 May 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Youth career | |||
Team | |||
Red Star Belgrade | |||
Hannover 96 | |||
FC Singen 04 | |||
FC St. Gallen | |||
NK Orijent | |||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
1998 | Dynamos F.C. | ||
1999 | Amazulu FC | ||
2000 | Ria Stars | ||
2001 | Manning Rangers | ||
2002 | Hellenic | ||
2003 | Interclube (cup winner) | ||
2009 | Maxaquene | ||
2010 | Batau F.C. | ||
2012 | FK Mornar | ||
2014 | Al-Ansar SC | ||
2016 | Al-Ansar SC |
Zoran Pešić (born 9 May 1951) is a former Serbian professional football player and football manager.
Pešić studied at the University of Belgrade as well as at the University for Physical Education in Novi Sad. He has over 22 years of active experience as a football player in several European squads including Red Star Belgrade, Hannover 96, FC Singen 04, St. Gallen FC and Orient FC.
Pešić played for Red Star Belgrade for 16 years, where he rose from the junior ranks to playing professionally for the side. A promising talent, Pešić has represented Yugoslavia at under 17, under 20 and under 23 levels. He also played in the Fußball-Bundesliga and Swiss Super League.
After retiring as a football player, Pešić began to use his many years' experience as a player in coaching. Pešić coached several African sides, including Zimbabwe's Dynamos F.C. and Amazulu FC, Angola's Inter Luanda, South Africa's Hellenic, Manning Rangers and Ria Stars as well as Mozambique's Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene.
Pešić has coached both Manning Rangers and Hellenic from certain relegation, which has earned him the nickname "The Savior".