Zoran "Čava" Dimitrijević ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран "Чава" Димитријевић; 28 August 1962 – 13 September 2006) was a Serbian professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

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, Dimitrijević started out at Partizan and made his first team debut in 1981 against Velež Mostar. He spent four seasons in the senior squad, winning

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Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

title with the ''Crno-beli''. He totalled 59 goals in 199 matches for the club in all competitions, but never lived up to the expectations due to his love for night-life and alcohol. After leaving the club in 1985, Dimitrijević moved to the United States and briefly played

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with the Kansas City Comets. He subsequently returned to Yugoslavia and went on to play for Spartak Subotica and

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. In his later years, Dimitrijević played for several French clubs.

Personal life

He was the father of

Miloš Dimitrijević Miloš Dimitrijević ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Димитријевић; born 16 February 1984) is a Serbian retired footballer who last played as a central midfielder for Sydney FC of the Australian A-League. Early life Born in Belgrade, he arri ...

. He only just survived a road accident in France in 2003. Dimitrijević died in 2006.

Honours

;Partizan *

: 1982–83 ;Spartak Subotica *

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

: 1985–86

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimitrijevic, Zoran 1962 births 2006 deaths Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's under-21 international footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers FK Partizan players Kansas City Comets (1979–1991) players FK Spartak Subotica players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Dijon FCO players ASOA Valence players ESA Brive players Yugoslav First League players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Ligue 2 players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in France Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France Burials at Belgrade New Cemetery