Zoran Čampara

Zoran Čampara
Personal information
Full name	Zoran Čampara
Date of birth	16 February 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1991	Iskra Bugojno
1992	Velež Mostar
1992–1995	Rad
1995–1997	Lleida
1997–2004	Royal Antwerp
2003	→ Shandong Luneng (loan)
2003	→ Beitar Jerusalem (loan)
2004–2006	Francs Borains
Total
Managerial career
2008–2011	Rad (sporting director)
2011	Hajduk Kula (sporting director)
2011–2012	Rad (assistant)
2013–2016	Újpest (assistant)
2017–2018	Rad (sporting director)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zoran Čampara (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Чампара; born 16 February 1972) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a defender.

Playing career

Čampara started out at Iskra Bugojno, collecting 51 appearances and scoring one goal in the Yugoslav Second League between 1989 and 1991. He subsequently joined Yugoslav First League club Velež Mostar, making eight appearances in the competition's final 1991–92 season.

With the breakup of Yugoslavia, Čampara relocated to Belgrade and started playing for Rad in the First League of FR Yugoslavia. He spent three seasons with the club, amassing 91 matches and netting 10 goals in the top flight.

In 1995, Čampara moved abroad to Spain and signed with Segunda División club Lleida. He played 35 league games and scored five times in two seasons. In 1997, Čampara signed with Belgian side Royal Antwerp, spending the next seven years with the club.

Post-playing career

In 2008, Čampara became sporting director of his former club Rad. He left the position in March 2011.^[1] In July of that year, Čampara took over the same role at Hajduk Kula, but left the club less than three months later after the dismissal of manager Nebojša Vignjević.^[2] He subsequently served as assistant manager to Vignjević at Rad (October 2011 to February 2012) and Újpest (October 2013 to December 2016). In June 2017, Čampara returned to Rad as sporting director.^[3] He left the position in November 2018.^[4]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League
Club	Season	Apps	Goals
Iskra Bugojno	1989–90	28	0
	1990–91	23	1
	Total	51	1
Velež Mostar	1991–92	8	0
Rad	1992–93	33	1
	1993–94	33	7
	1994–95	25	2
	Total	91	10
Lleida	1995–96	26	3
	1996–97	9	2
	Total	35	5
Royal Antwerp	1997–98	17	0
	1998–99	23	3
	1999–2000	29	3
	2000–01	14	0
	2001–02	15	0
	2002–03	17	0
	2003–04	13	0
	Total	128	6
Shandong Luneng (loan)	2003	5	1
Beitar Jerusalem (loan)	2003–04	3	0
Career total		321	23

Honours

Royal Antwerp

Belgian Second Division: 1999–2000

References

^ "Rad ostao bez sportskog direktora" (in Serbian). b92.net. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ "Hajduk smenio trenera" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ "Gordan Petrić trener Rada, Zoran Čampara direktor!" (in Serbian). zurnal.rs. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ "Posle Milinkovića iz Rada otišao i Zoran Čampara" (in Serbian). zurnal.rs. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

External links

Zoran Čampara at BDFutbol
Zoran Čampara at WorldFootball.net
Zoran Čampara at Royal Antwerp Museum

[1] "Rad ostao bez sportskog direktora" (in Serbian). b92.net. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[2] "Hajduk smenio trenera" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[3] "Gordan Petrić trener Rada, Zoran Čampara direktor!" (in Serbian). zurnal.rs. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[4] "Posle Milinkovića iz Rada otišao i Zoran Čampara" (in Serbian). zurnal.rs. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

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