Zoran Ubavič Explained

Zoran Ubavič
Birth Date:28 October 1965
Birth Place:Celje, Yugoslavia
Height:1.80 m[1]
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Slovan
Years1:1983–1995
Years2:1995–1997
Clubs2:Gorica
Caps2:45
Goals2:11
Years3:1997–1998
Clubs3:Vevče
Caps3:13
Goals3:1
Years4:1998–2001
Clubs4:Ljubljana
Caps4:28
Goals4:11
Years5:2001
Clubs5:Svoboda Ljubljana
Caps5:5
Goals5:1
Years6:2002
Clubs6:Livar
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Years7:2002–2004
Clubs7:Factor
Years8:2005–2008
Nationalyears1:1992
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Zoran Ubavič (28 October 1965 – 21 November 2015) was a Slovenian footballer who played as a forward.

Ubavič spent his entire career playing for Slovenian clubs and was also capped once for the Slovenia national team, on 3 June 1992 in a friendly against Estonia in Tallinn.[2] [3]

He was the top scorer of the Slovenian PrvaLiga in its inaugural 1991–92 season,[4] and is Olimpija's all-time leading goalscorer with 167 goals in 283 games across all competitions.

Personal life

Born in Celje to a military officer,[5] Ubavič suffered from severe dementia in his final years and died in 2015, aged 50.[6]

Honours

Olimpija

1986–87

1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95

1986–87

1992–93

Koper

Gorica

1996

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zoran Ubavič . worldfootball.net . 5 July 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Zoran Ubavič, international football player . eu-football.info . 4 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Derbi v spomin na Ubavića. 24ur.com.
  4. Web site: Slovenia – List of Topscorers. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 June 2010.
  5. Web site: V časovnem stroju: Dan, ko je svojo zadnjo tekmo odigral nepozabni Zoran Ubavić. NK Olimpija. sl. 30 May 2022. 4 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Po hudi bolezni umrl Zoran Ubavić. Žurnal24. sl. 21 November 2015. 4 February 2024.