Aleksandar Sarić
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aleksandar Sarić | ||
Date of birth | January 27, 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1991 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
1991–1993 | Spartak Subotica | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1995 | Beograd | ||
1995–1996 | Obilić | 12 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 14 | (0) |
1997–1999 | União Madeira | 62 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 38 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 11 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Železnik | 2 | (0) |
2003 | Politehnica Timișoara | 7 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Austria Lustenau | 31 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Varzim | 6 | (0) |
2006–2007 | SC-ESV Parndorf | 12 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Austria Kärnten | 0 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Dunajská Streda | 0 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Čukarički | ||
National team | |||
Yugoslavia U17 | |||
FR Yugoslavia U21 | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Aleksandar Sarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Сарић; born 27 January 1974) is a goalkeeper coach of the Serbian U20 team who become World Champion on New Zealand 2015 and a retired Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career[]
In an 18-year professional career, Sarić played for clubs in Serbia, Germany, Portugal, Israel, Romania, Austria and Slovakia. He played top division football with FK Beograd, FK Obilić, Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. – where he was voted the best goalkeeper in the Israeli Premier League – Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C., FK Železnik, FC Politehnica Timișoara, SK Austria Kärnten, FK DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda and FK Čukarički.
After he finished his career as an active player in 2010 Serbian SuperLiga, at the age of 37, he worked as a coach for FK Beograd and the national Serbian youth teams (U-15, U-17, and U-19). He is the owner and founder of the "B1" goalkeeper school in Belgrade.[1]
Coaching career[]
As a goalkeeper coach Saric has worked in those senior teams:
- SC Varzim
- FC Austria Lustenau
- FC Dunajska Streda
- FC Beograd
- FC Arema Malang
- Chicago Fire SC
and in Serbian National youth teams U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20
In 2015 with Serbian U20 national team Saric become a World champion at New Zealand as a GK coach and assistant in the staff. Since 2015 he has worked as an assistant and GK coach in MLS league for Chicago Fire.
Half finalist of U20 European championship in Hungary as a goalkeeper coach and member of the staff of Serbian squad In Hungary as a member of the staff and GK coach on European championship
Education[]
Master manager of training technology Alfa University Belgrade
Bachelor of sport science, Trainer in Football, University of Sport Belgrade
Spanish football federation Goalkeeper coach licence
Austrian Goalkeeper coach licence
References[]
- ^ "B1" (in Serbian). b1.rs. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
External links[]
- Official blog
- Aleksandar Sarić at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Aleksandar Sarić at ForaDeJogo
- U20 World Champion 2015 at New Zealand as a goalkeeper coach and member of the staff of Serbian squad.
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Belgrade
- Serbian footballers
- Serbian expatriate footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Red Star Belgrade footballers
- FK Spartak Subotica players
- FK Obilić players
- FK Železnik players
- FK Čukarički players
- FC Carl Zeiss Jena players
- C.F. União players
- Varzim S.C. players
- Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players
- Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Liga I players
- Israeli Premier League players
- FC Politehnica Timișoara players
- FC Kärnten players
- FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate footballers in Slovakia
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Chicago Fire FC non-playing staff
- Serbian football goalkeeper stubs