Zoran Urumov (; born 30 August 1977) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Early career

Urumov began his career on the books of

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

, making his first-team debut in the 1995–96 season. He also played on loan at

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(1995–96), Balkan Mirijevo ( 1996–97), Radnički Kragujevac ( 1997–98), and Milicionar ( 1998–99).

Busan I'Cons

In 1999, Urumov joined

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side

Busan I'Cons Busan IPark FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that competes in K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football pyramid. They play their home games at the Busan Gudeok Stadium. Busan IPark was founded as ...

, quickly establishing himself as one of the best players in the league. He amassed a total of 105 appearances between 1999 and 2003, tallying 17 goals for the club which was struggling to return to the top of Korean football. In June 2003, Urumov scored two goals for Busan in a 4–1 friendly win over Dutch powerhouse

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, but just one month later moved to

Suwon Samsung Bluewings The Suwon Samsung Bluewings () are a South Korean Association football, football club based in Suwon that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. Founded in December 1995, they have won the K League on four occas ...

on a Bosman transfer (signing bonus of US$350,000).

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Upon his arrival to Suwon, Urumov slotted in well to Kim Ho's young squad, but lost his place in the starting lineup when Kim was replaced as manager by

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for the 2004 season. He then took on the role of perennial substitute, often being deployed in the final twenty minutes of a match to make full use of his pace. On 29 July 2004, Urumov made headlines around the sports world by scoring a stunning 35-yard free kick in Suwon's 1–0 friendly win over Spanish giants

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after coming on as a second-half substitute. He eventually lifted the K League championship trophy in December 2004, scoring the final Suwon goal in the penalty shootout at the end of their playoff final match against

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in what turned out to be his last match for the club.

Later career

In July 2005, Urumov was acquired by newly promoted Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga side Rad. He was suspended by the club in September 2005, along with six other teammates, after refusing to train due to unpaid wages. However, after the issue was resolved, Urumov returned to action and continued playing for Rad until the end of the 2005–06 season. In the summer of 2006, Urumov moved to Greek club Thrasyvoulos, but was released during the winter break. He subsequently joined

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side Banat Zrenjanin. In the summer of 2007, Urumov switched to

Serbian League Belgrade Serbian League Belgrade ( Serbian: Српска лига Београд / Srpska liga Beograd) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third tier of professional football in Serbia. The other three sections are Serbian League East, Se ...

club Sinđelić Beograd. He returned to Banat Zrenjanin the following winter. In the summer of 2008, Urumov moved to

Montenegrin First League The Montenegrin First League (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga'' — ''Prva CFL'' — ''1. CFL''; ), referred to as the Meridianbet 1. CFL for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional Association football, ...

side Rudar Pljevlja in June 2008, spending one season with the club.

International career

Urumov was capped for FR Yugoslavia at under-18 and under-21 levels.

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

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: 1998–99 Suwon Samsung Bluewings *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Individual *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Urumov, Zoran 1977 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Voždovac players FK Balkan Mirijevo players FK Radnički 1923 players FK Milicionar players Busan IPark players Suwon Samsung Bluewings players FK Rad players Thrasyvoulos F.C. players FK Banat Zrenjanin players FK Sinđelić Beograd players FK Rudar Pljevlja players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players K League 1 players Football League (Greece) players Serbian SuperLiga players Montenegrin First League players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro