Zoran Kokot

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Zoran Kokot (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Кокот; born June 28, 1985) is a Bosnian retired footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Early career

Kokot began his career in 2004 with FK Slavija in the Bosnian Premier League. In 2007, he played abroad in the Ontario Soccer League with the Hamilton Serbians, where he finished as the top goalscorer in the Provincial West Division. Shortly after he signed with the Serbian White Eagles FC in the Canadian Soccer League, where he assisted in securing the International Division title.

Abroad

After a season abroad he returned to FK Slavija and later played in the Belgian Second Division with KSK Beveren. In May 2011, he signed with Mes Sarcheshme in the Azadegan League. The following season he played with Gol Gohar Sirjan F.C.

Bosnia

In 2012, he returned to FK Slavija and later played with FK Olimpik. He played the first part of the 2014-15 season with Slavija. In February 2015, he signed a one-year contract with FK Željezničar Sarajevo. Throughout his tenure with Željezničar he played in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League against Balzan F.C., Ferencvárosi TC, and Standard Liège. He left Željezničar on mutual terms in December 2015. After that he had another stint abroad, this time in the Montenegrin First League with Mladost Podgorica, where he assisted in securing the league title. The following season he returned home to sign a one-year contract with NK Vitez. In 2017, he played in the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with NK Zvijezda Gradačac. The remainder of the season he played with NK Travnik. He returned to his former club FK Slavija the following season to play in the First League of the Republika Srpska, and retired in 2019.

Later career

In 2020, he came out of retirement to play once more in the Canadian Soccer League with Hamilton City SC. He made his debut for Hamilton on August 15, 2020, against his former team the Serbian White Eagles, and recorded a goal. Following his brief stint in Canada, he returned to Bosnia to further in career by playing in the Second League of the Republika Srpska with Famos Vojkovići in 2021. In his debut season with Famos, the club secured promotion to the second tier.

International career

In December 2010, Bosnia national team coach Safet Sušić called him up for a friendly (the Bosnian team being comprised almost exclusively of domestic league players) against Poland.

Managerial career

In the summer of 2023, he became the assistant coach for Famos Vojkovići under Darko Vojvodić.

Honours

Serbian White Eagles Mladost Podgorica

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