Aleksandar Kocić

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Aleksandar Kocić
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Kocić
Date of birth (1969-03-18) 18 March 1969 (age 52)
Place of birth Vlasotince, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Vlasina
OFK Beograd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Vlasina 57 (0)
1989–1990 Dubočica 30 (0)
1990–1996 Vojvodina 107 (0)
1996 Levante 7 (0)
1996–1998 Perugia 21 (0)
1998 Empoli 2 (0)
1998–2001 Red Star Belgrade 75 (0)
2001–2006 Ethnikos Achna 102 (0)
Total 401 (0)
National team
1994–2001 FR Yugoslavia 22 (0)
Teams managed
2008–2010 Srem
2011–2012 ČSK Čelarevo
2021— Serbia (goalkeeper coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Aleksandar Kocić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Коцић; born 18 March 1969) is a Serbian former football goalkeeper.

Playing career[]

Club career[]

Kocić played in many teams such as Vlasina, Dubočica, Vojvodina, Levante, Perugia, Empoli, Red Star Belgrade and Ethnikos Achna.

International career[]

He was capped 22 times with the FR Yugoslavian national team.

Kocić was set to be a participant at the 2000 UEFA European Championship but broke a toe while showering after the last practice prior to the tournament.[1] His replacement was FK Obilić goalkeeper Milorad Korać.[2]

Coaching career[]

Kocić coached Srem from 2008–2010 and ČSK Čelarevo from 2011–2012.

Serbia national football team[]

Kocić served as the goalkeeping coach of the Serbian national team from 2012 to 2015, having worked with Siniša Mihajlović (19 matches), Radovan Ćurčić (9 matches), Dick Advocaat (4 matches) and Ljubinko Drulović (4 matches).

Tianjin Teda[]

As Dragomir Okuka became the head coach of Tianjin Teda in 2016, Kocić was invited to join his coaching team as a goalkeeper coach. They showed up together in the welcome ceremony held by the club.[3] Unfortunately, the staff left Tianjin Teda after 22 matches that didn't satisfy the club.

Changchun Yatai[]

When Lee Jang-soo began his second season in Changchun as the head coach, Changchun Yatai hired Kocić as the goalkeeper coach. His predecessor was , who is now the vice president of Changchun Yatai.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Vlada RS (2000-06-08). "Kocić: Jednom u sto godina!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. ^ Vesti, pg. 25 (10 June 2000). "Korać i zvanično" (in Serbian).
  3. ^ "德拉甘:不复制江苏踢法 期待能与权健踢德比". 腾讯体育.
  4. ^ "亚泰俩国脚飞赴阿布扎比与球队会合". 吉网.

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