Career
Born to Croat parents, he began playing football in his native Auckland for Blockhouse Bay Under-7"s and went on to play over 50 times for his country. "Zorro" began his senior career with Papatoetoe in Auckland before moving to Leyton Orient in England between 1990-1993. He made 59 first team appearances there, and 12 as a substitute during his time in East London, before he was made to return home due to work permit restrictions.
A group of Orient fans protested outside the home office to try to keep him in the country.
In 1994, Chris returned to New Zealand to play for Central United, a Croatian-influenced team However it was not long before Zoricich was on the move again, this time to Brisbane Strikers in the Australian National Soccer League.
He spent two seasons in Australia before heading to England to try his luck again. He made one appearance for Welling United in the Vauxhall Conference and also had a trial spell with Chelsea, at that time managed by Ruud Gullit.
During his time at Stamford Bridge, Chris never made the first team but was a regular in the reserve side"s defence.
After trialling with League Two side, Mansfield Town, he signed for Margate in the Nationwide Conference and then moved on to Street Albans City in the Conference South Division. This was followed by short spells at Harlow Town, Boreham Wood, Heybridge Swifts and Wealdstone. Zoricich made his international debut against Israel on 27 March 1988.
His only international goal was in a 1-2 loss to United States of America in June 1999 at the Confederations Cup.
Zoricich as of 2014 is the premier football coach a Saint Kentigern College in Auckland.
