Vladimir Zelenbaba
Vladimir Zelenbaba (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Зеленбаба, pronounced [ʋlǎdimiːr zelêŋbaba]; born February 6, 1982) is a footballer who plays with Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vladimir Zelenbaba | ||
Date of birth | February 6, 1982 | ||
Place of birth |
Knin, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Scarborough SC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | Železničar Beograd | ||
2003–2005 | Hajduk Lion | ||
2006 | Radnički Pirot | ||
2006 | Inđija | ||
2007 | Zorya Luhansk | 6 | (0) |
2008 | Kaisar Kyzylorda | 12 | (2) |
2009 | Ordabasy Shymkent | 22 | (0) |
2010 | Zemun | 3 | (0) |
2011 | Kapaz | 10 | (0) |
2012–2015 | SC Waterloo | 74 | (10) |
2014–2015 | → NK Travnik (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Bangkok | ||
2016–2017 | Balkan Mirijevo | 9 | (5) |
2017–2019 | SC Waterloo | ||
2020– | Scarborough SC | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September 2018 |
Career
Zelenbaba began his career in the Serbian First League and had stints with FK Železničar Beograd, FK Hajduk Beograd, FK Radnički Pirot, and FK Inđija.[3] In 2007, he went abroad to play with Zorya Luhansk in the 2006–07 Ukrainian Premier League.[4][5] After his brief stint in the Ukraine to went to Kazakhstan to play with FC Kaisar and FC Ordabasy.[6] In 2010, he returned to Serbia to play with FK Zemun and had a stint in Azerbaijan with Kapaz PFK.[7]
In 2012, he went overseas to sign with SC Waterloo Region in the Canadian Soccer League.[8] In 2013, he reached the finals of the CSL Championship where Waterloo faced Kingston FC, during the match Zelenbaba recorded two goals to secure the club's first championship by a score of 3-1.[9][10] In 2014, he was loaned to NK Travnik of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the following he signed with Bangkok F.C. of the Thai Division 1 League.[11][12] In summer 2016, Zelenbaba joined OFK Balkan Mirijevo.[13]
In 2017, he returned to his former team SC Waterloo Region.[14] In 2020, he signed with Scarborough SC.[15]
Managerial career
In 2016, he was the head coach for the FK Voždovac U-13 team.[16] He was a player-coach in 2017 for SC Waterloo Region, and became associated with ProStars FC as an academy coach.[16]
Honors
SC Waterloo Region
- CSL Championship (1): 2013
References
- "Vladimir Zelenbaba". allplayers.in.ua. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- "Протокол". ffu.org.ua. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- "Зеленбаба Владимир, 06.02.1982, футболист". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- Vladimir Zelenbaba at allplayers.in.ua
- источники, Внешние (2007-01-23). "Заря. Косевич везет 17 новичков". www.ua-football.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Ordabasy Shymkent 2009". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
- "Vladimir Zelenbaba - Unknown". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- "Canadian Soccer League". 2012-07-26. Archived from the original on 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
- Smith, Cory (2013-11-03). "SC Waterloo wins both CSL titles". niagarafallsreview.com. Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- Pogrebnyak, Sergey (June 21, 2015). "Владимир Зеленбаба: Я слежу за ситуацией в Луганске - Эксклюзив - ФУТБОЛФАН". footballfan.net.ua. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- "Google Translate". translate.google.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
- "Travnik predstavio pojačanja za nastavak Premijer lige". Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- "OFK Balkan Mirijevo facebook page". Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- "SC Waterloo – Canadian Soccer League". web.archive.org. 2019-01-29. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- Adamson, Stan (July 29, 2020). "ZELENBABA SIGNING MEANS KICKOFF FOR SCARBOROUGH – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- "Coaches". ProStars FC. Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
External links
- Vladimir Zelenbaba at Soccerway