Zoran Tomić (footballer) explained

Zoran Tomić
Fullname:Zoran Tomić
Birth Date:24 October 1958
Birth Place:Mramor, FPR Yugoslavia
Death Place:Malatya, Turkey
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1977–1986
Years2:1986–1988
Years3:1988–1989
Clubs2:Orduspor
Clubs3:Samsunspor
Caps1:165
Caps2:?
Caps3:16
Goals1:24
Goals2:?
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:181
Totalgoals:24

Zoran Tomić (24 October 1958  - 14 June 1989) was a Bosnian football midfielder who played for clubs in Yugoslavia and Turkey.

Career

Born in Mramor, Tomić played with FK Sloboda Tuzla in the Yugoslav First League during his nine seasons with the club.

Tomić signed with Turkish second division side Orduspor for two seasons in 1986. He moved to Süper Lig side Samsunspor 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 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.[1] [2] After the accident, Samsunspor added the color of "black" their official club colors.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 21 January 1989 . Samsunspor 20 Ocak Faciası . Milliyet . Turkish.
  2. Web site: Hurriyet. Samsunspor şehitlerini andı. Turkish. 20 January 2014.