A tracker (10) for surgical navigation is described. The tracker comprises a patch (12) being deformable in at least one direction and a tracker element selected from a light source (14) or a coil (15), the tracker element being supported by the patch. The tracker further comprises an electrical connection (16) electrically coupled to the tracker element and supported by the patch, the electrical connection having a meandering configuration along the direction in which the patch is deformable.