vulić was born in split, fpr yugoslavia. he is the son of ante vulić who was a famous goalkeeper for hajduk split in the 1950s. zoran vulić joined hajduk split as a stopper with a powerful shot, and played for the club for nine seasons. he played a total of 167 league games and scored 25 goals. he successfully continued his career abroad, with stints at rcd mallorca and fc nantes in the following five years. he was instrumental in mallorca's return to the la liga during his debut season. he played 35 matches and scored five times.