Zoran Matić

Zoran Matić
OAM
Personal information
Full name	Zoran Matić
Date of birth	25 December 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth	Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–????	Beograd Woodville
1977–1978	Adelaide City
Managerial career
1986–1995	Adelaide City
1996–1997	Collingwood Warriors
1997–1998	Marconi FC
1998–2002	Adelaide City
2002–2003	Adelaide City
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zoran Matić OAM (Serbian pronunciation: [zǒran mǎːtit͡ɕ]; born 25 December 1944) is a Serbian former footballer and coach.

Biography

Playing career

After arriving in Adelaide 1973 from Yugoslavia Matić played for Beograd Woodville (White City) before moving to Adelaide City. While playing for Adelaide City he represented the State of South Australia four times.^[1]

Coaching career

Matić is best known for coaching Adelaide City in the Australian National Soccer League. He coached Adelaide City to three championships (1986, 1991/1992 and 1993/1994) and was the first NSL coach to have won 200 matches. Matić was NSL coach of the year for the 1990/1991 and 1994/1995 seasons. Matić is a member of the Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame and the Football Federation of South Australia Hall of Fame.^[2]^[3]

Retirement

After retiring from coaching Matić began working in the construction industry. In 2006 as a result of an industrial accident involving a six-metre fall from a roof, Matić was hospitalised with multiple injuries including a broken neck, broken arm, shattered knee cap and facial injuries.^[4]