Ranko Golijanin (; born 18 January 1975) is a retired professional footballer who played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia, Segunda División, USL A-League, and the Canadian Soccer League.
After spending most of his career in Serbia with FK Zemun and FK RadniÃÂki 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 23 May 2010 against Toronto Croatia, and recorded his first goal in a 2âÂÂ1 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 5âÂÂ3 victory. He featured in the CSL Championship match against Hamilton Croatia, where he recorded a goal in a 3âÂÂ0 clinching the club's first championship.
In 2012, he signed with London City. On 1 August 2012 he returned to Brantford in the role of player/assistant coach. In 2013, he was reunited with head coach Lazo Dà ¾epina 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 3âÂÂ1. In 2015, he helped Waterloo reach their second CSL Championship finals, where they faced Toronto Croatia but suffered a 1âÂÂ0 defeat.
Milwaukee Rampage
Brantford Galaxy
SC Waterloo