PLAYING CAREER
Zoran Filipovic made his name in football as a striker with Red Star Belgrade where he spent ten seasons at the club (1970-1980). He played 520 games and scored 302 goals. He was Yugoslav's First League top scorer in 1976/77 season with 21 goals. Till this day he still holds the club record for most goals in European competitions - scoring 28 goals for Red Star in European Cup, Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Cup. He also went on to play for Club Brugge for one season, he played three seasons for SL Benfica where he scored 28 goals in 54 league games. He also guided Benfica to the 1983 UEFA Cup Final against Anderlecht, being the top scorer of the competition and scoring memorable goals. Filipovic ended his career with Boavista FC where he played for two seasons and went on to become the assistant coach at the club. He made his International debut for Yugoslavia at the age of 17, he played 13 matches and scored 2 goals.

COACHING CAREER

(1985 - 1988) He began his coaching career as an Assistant coach in Boavista Futebol Clube, Portugal

(1988 - 1993) He got his first head coaching job at Sport Comerico e Salgueiros, Portugal and stayed with the club for five seasons. He orchestrated the club's most notable moments in history by becoming Second League Champion and achieving UEFA Cup participation through best placement in Club’s history immediately in the next season.

(1993 - 1994) He moved to Beira Mar Sport Clube, Portugal where he coached for a season.

(1994 - 1996) he coached Sport Lisboa e BenficaL for a two years where he was the Assistant coach and Interim Head coach winning one Portuguese Cup and participating in the Champions League.

(1997) He re-joined Boavista Futebol Clube, Portugal, again, but this time as their head coach he stayed there for one season.

(1997 -1998) he coached Sampdoria, Italy

(1998) He coached the Serbian National team, which participated in the France World Cup 1998

(1998 - 1999) He coached Vitoria de Guimares Sport Clube, Portugal

(1999 - 2000) He was the head coach of the Serbian National Team.

(2000 - 2001) He coached Panionios, Greece

(2001 - 2003) He coach Red Star Belgrade, Serbia. He won the Serbian Cup title and is remembered for launching young players such as Nemanja Vidic, Boško Jankovic, Aleksandar Lukovic amongst others.

(2003 - 2004) Zoran went to the United Arab Emirates where he coached Al- Shaab and was Cup finalists.

(2004 - 2006) He became the Technical Director of all National Selections in the Serbian and Montenegro. u21 squads participating in the most recent World Cup in Germany and the u21 European Championship in Portugal in 2006.

(Jan 2007 - Jan 2010) He was appointed as the first ever coach for Montenegro National Team, that participated in the South African FIFA World Cup Qualification. His first game in charge was a friendly against Hungary on 24 March 2007 where the they won their debut match with 2-
1. As the coach his team played 23 matches, 8 victories, 8 draws and 7 defeats.

(March 2010) he was hired to coach FC Ceahlaul Piatra - Naemt, Romania only for a 3month contract until the season ended

(July 2010) hired to coach Lamontville Golden Arrows, South Africa

• Yugoslavia - Red Star Belgrade Top Goalscorer Yugoslav League (1976/77),
• 3x Yugoslav League Winner,
• 1x Yugoslav Cup Winner.
• Portugal - SL Benfica UEFA Cup Top Goalscorer (1982/83),
• 2x Portuguese Liga Winner,
• 1x Portuguese Cup Winner,
• 1x Portuguese Super

• SC Salgueiros Portuguese Second League Winner, SL Benfica
• Manager/Assistant-Manager: 1995/96 Portuguese Cup Winner , Red
• Star Belgrade Manager: 2001/02 Serbia and Montenegro Cup Winner