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Zoran Ilic

Personal information Full name Zoran Ilic Date of birth (1969-09-01) 01 September 1969 (age 44) Place of birth Despotovac, Serbia

Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Forward

Club information Current club Retired

Number 10 Youth career

Pagewood Botany Sydney City St George

Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1987–1990/91 St George (Australia) 84 (12) 1990 Vojvodina (Serbia) Loan Novi Sad (Serbia) 10 (1) 1991-1992 Adelaide City (Australia 21 (0) 1993 Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic (Australia) 5 (1) 1993 - 1995 Jagodina (Serbia) 38 (8) 1995 - 2000 Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic (Australia) 101 (21) 1998 Apia Leichhardt (Australia) 3 (0) 2000 - Stanmore Hawks (Australia) 5 (2) 2004 - Hurstville City Minotaurs (Australia) 5 (0) 2006 - Shoalhaven Suns (Australia) 12 (1)

National team‡ 1988-89 Australia U19 Young Socceroos 22 (15) 1991-92 Australia U23 Olyroos 8 (2) 1989 Australia Socceroos (B International) 1 (2)

Coaching Record

2001/2 - Canterbury-Marrickville (NSWPL U14)
2002/3 - St. George (NSWPL U19)
2004/5 - St. George (NSWPL U19)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2014.

† Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 April 2014


Zoran Ilic (born 01 September 1969 in Despotovac,Serbia) is an Australian-Serbian footballer who played as a striker in the Australian National Soccer League , Yugoslav 1st division & Serbian 1st division Football competitions.A prolific goal scorer in his junior days Zoran developed into a genuine number 10 with deceptive speed and ball skills.

Junior football Zoran was born in Despotovac , Serbia before migrating with his family to Sydney , Australia at age 3. He began playing football at age 5 for his local club Pagewood Botany Soccer Club. Zoran showed plenty of talent at an early age and at age 11 was selected to represent Southern Eastern Soccer Association at the Metro titles where he showed his scoring talent finishing with the Golden boot. At age 12 Stevan was selected to represent Sydney City in the NSW Metro League competition later that same year moving to St George where he played in all age groups upto Senior level football. At age 16 Zoran was invited to trial for Partizan Belgrade Youth Academy and after a successful 6 week trail was offered a position at the club but due to school commitments he declined.

International Career

National Soccer League (NSL)

Yugoslav 1st Division

Serbian 1st Division

NSW Premier League

Coaching career