Ranko Golijanin ( sr-Cyrl, Ранко Голијанин; born January 18, 1975) is a retired professional

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who played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia,

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, and the

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Club career

After spending most of his career in Serbia with FK Zemun and FK Radnički Kragujevac, he had spells in Spain, with

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, and at the end of his career, in the United States, with

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. In 2010, he went overseas to Canada to sign with

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of the

. He made his debut on May 23, 2010 against

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, and recorded his first goal in a 2-1 victory. He helped Brantford clinch a postseason berth by finishing seventh in the overall standings. He netted a hat-trick against

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in the Semi-final's to book

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a spot in the 2010 CSL Championship with a 5-3 victory. He featured in the CSL Championship match against

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, where he recorded a goal in a 3-0 clinching the club's first championship. In 2012, he signed with London City. On August 1, 2012 he returned to Brantford in the role of player/assistant coach. In 2013, he was reunited with head coach

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and secured a contract with

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. During his tenure with Waterloo the club qualified for the playoffs by finishing fifth in the overall standings. He featured in the CSL Championship match against

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, and won his second championship by a score of 3-1. In 2015, he helped Waterloo reach their second CSL Championship finals, where they faced Toronto Croatia but suffered a 1-0 defeat.

Honours

* Milwaukee Rampage **2002 USL A-League champion * Brantford Galaxy **2010 CSL Championship * SC Waterloo **2013 CSL Championship

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Golijanin, Ranko 1975 births Living people People from Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina Association football midfielders Yugoslav footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbian footballers FK Zemun players FK Radnički 1923 players OFK Beograd players Hércules CF players Milwaukee Rampage players Brantford Galaxy players London City players SC Waterloo Region players Yugoslav First League players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players Segunda División players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players A-League (1995–2004) players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate soccer players in the United States Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in the United States Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in Canada Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada