Zoran Matić

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Zoran Matić
Personal information
Full name Zoran Matić
Date of birth 25 December 1944 (1944-12-25) (age 64)
Place of birth    Yugoslavia
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1973-?
?-?
White City
Adelaide City
   
Teams managed
1986-1995
1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-2001
Adelaide City
Collingwood Warriors
Marconi FC
Adelaide City

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Zoran Matić OAM (born December 25, 1944) is a former football (soccer) coach.

Contents

Playing career

After arriving in Adelaide 1973 from Yugoslavia Matić played for White City before moving to Adelaide City. While playing for Adelaide City he represented the State of South Australia four times.12

Coaching career

Matić is best known for coaching Adelaide City in the Australian National Soccer League. He coached Adelaide City to three championships (1986, 1991/1992 and 1993/1994) and was the first NSL coach to have won 200 matches. Matić was NSL coach of the year for the 1990/1991 and 1994/1995 seasons. Matić is a member of the Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame and the Football Federation of South Australia Hall of Fame.34

Post football

After retiring from coaching Matić began working in the construction industry. In 2006 as a result of an industrial accident involving a six metre fall from a roof, Matić was hospitalised with multiple injuries including a broken neck, broken arm, shattered knee cap and facial injuries. 5

References

  1. ^ "Team of the Century". White City FC.
  2. ^ "Profile". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "FFSA Hall of Fame". Football Federation of South Australia.
  4. ^ "FFA Hall of Fame". Football Federation Australia.
  5. ^ "Matic on mend after accident", The Advertiser (Adelaide) (2006-02-23). Retrieved on 13 November 2008. 


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