Zoran Tomić (24 October 1958 – 14 June 1989) was a Bosnian
football
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midfielder who played for clubs in Yugoslavia and Turkey.
Career
Born in
Mramor, Tomić played with
FK Sloboda Tuzla
Fudbalski klub Sloboda Tuzla English: Football Club Sloboda Tuzla) is a Bosnian professional football club based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the team's name is ''Football Club Freedom Tuzla''.
The club is a mem ...
in the
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) ...
during his nine seasons with the club.
Tomić signed with Turkish second division side
Orduspor
Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and played their home games at 19 Eylül Stadium. The team managed to qualify for the Turkish Super League again in 2011. But the last spell in top level ...
for two seasons in 1986. He moved to
Süper Lig
The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...
side
Samsunspor
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in 1988, where he would make 16 league appearances before his death.
Personal
The Samsunspor team bus was involved in a traffic accident on the way to a match in
Malatya
Malatya (; ; Syriac language, Syriac ܡܠܝܛܝܢܐ Malīṭīná; ; Ancient Greek: Μελιτηνή) is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital of Malatya Province. The city has been a human settlement for thousands of y ...
on 20 January 1989, killing the team coach, two players and the bus driver instantly. Tomić went into a coma and died six months later.
After the accident, Samsunspor added the color of "black" their official club colors.
References
External links
Profile at Turksports.net*
1958 births
1989 deaths
Yugoslav men's footballers
FK Sloboda Tuzla players
Orduspor footballers
Samsunspor footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Men's association football midfielders
Road incident deaths in Turkey
People from Kakanj
Footballers from Zenica-Doboj Canton
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