Aleksandar Kocić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Kocić | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1969 | ||
| 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2001 | FR Yugoslavia | 22 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Srem | ||
| 2011–2012 | ČSK Čelarevo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Aleksandar Kocić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Коцић; born 18 March 1969) is a Serbian former football goalkeeper.
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Kocić played in many teams such as Vlasina, Dubočica, Vojvodina, Levante, Perugia, Empoli, Red Star Belgrade and Ethnikos Achna.
International career
[edit]He was capped 22 times with the FR Yugoslavia national team.[1]
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.[2] His replacement was FK Obilić goalkeeper Milorad Korać.[3] His final international was a March 2001 World Cup qualification match away against Slovenia.[4]
Coaching career
[edit]Kocić coached Srem from 2009 to 2010 and ČSK Čelarevo from 2011 to 2012.
Serbia national football team
[edit]Kocić served as the goalkeeping coach of the Serbia 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
[edit]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.[5] Unfortunately, the staff left Tianjin Teda after 22 matches that didn't satisfy the club.
Changchun Yatai
[edit]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 Yang Jingdong, who is now the vice president of Changchun Yatai.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Vlada RS (8 June 2000). "Kocić: Jednom u sto godina!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ Vesti, pg. 25 (10 June 2000). "Korać i zvanično" (in Serbian).
- ^ "Aleksandar Kocić, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "德拉甘：不复制江苏踢法 期待能与权健踢德比". 腾讯体育.
- ^ "亚泰俩国脚飞赴阿布扎比与球队会合". 吉网.
External links
[edit]- Aleksandar Kocić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Aleksandar Kocić at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Vlasotince
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Yugoslav men's footballers
- Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
- Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers
- FK Vlasina players
- GFK Dubočica players
- FK Vojvodina players
- Levante UD footballers
- AC Perugia Calcio players
- Empoli FC players
- Red Star Belgrade footballers
- Ethnikos Achna FC players
- First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
- Segunda División players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Serbian football managers
- FK Srem managers