Ranko Golijanin


Ranko Golijanin is a retired professional footballer who played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia, Segunda División, USL A-League, and the Canadian Soccer League.

Career

After spending most of his career in Serbia with FK Zemun and FK Radnički Kragujevac, he had spells in Spain, with Hércules CF, and at the end of his career, in the United States, with Milwaukee Rampage. In 2010, he went overseas to Canada to sign with Brantford Galaxy SC of the Canadian Soccer League. He made his debut on May 23, 2010 against Toronto Croatia, and recorded his first goal in a 2-1 victory. He helped Brantford clinch a postseason berth by finishing seventh in the overall standings. He netted a hat-trick against Portugal FC in the Semi-final's to book Brantford a spot in the 2010 CSL Championship with a 5-3 victory. He featured in the CSL Championship match against Hamilton Croatia, where he recorded a goal in a 3-0 clinching the club's first championship.
In 2012, he signed with London City. On August 1, 2012 he returned to Brantford in the role of player/assistant coach. In 2013, he was reunited with head coach Lazo Džepina and secured a contract with SC Waterloo Region. During his tenure with Waterloo the club qualified for the playoffs by finishing fifth in the overall standings. He featured in the CSL Championship match against Kingston FC, and won his second championship by a score of 3-1. In 2015, he helped Waterloo reach their second CSL Championship finals, where they faced Toronto Croatia but suffered a 1-0 defeat.

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