Aleksandar Sarić

Aleksandar Sarić

233px Sarić in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandar Sarić
Date of birth	(1974-01-27) January 27, 1974
Place of birth	Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1991	Red Star Belgrade
1991–1993	Spartak Subotica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1995	FK 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 Timişoara	7	(0)
2003–2004	Austria Lustenau	31	(0)
2004–2005	Yurdumspor Köln	24	(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 Stankom
International career
1990	Yugoslavia U17
1994–1995	FR Yugoslavia U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksandar Sarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Aлeкcaндар Сарић; born 27 January 1974) is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He also holds Austrian citizenship.

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 Stankom.

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.

Coaching career

As a Goalkeeper Coach Saric work in those senior teams

SC Varzim, FC Austria Lustenau, FC Dunajska Streda, FC Beograd, Arema Malang

and in Serbian National youth teams U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20

Education

Bachelor of sport science , Trainer in Football , University of Sport Belgrade

UEFA A licence

Spanish football federation Goalkeeper coach licence

Austrian Goalkeeper coach licence

References

U20 World Champion 2015 at New Zealand as a goalkeeper coach and member of the staff of Serbian squad. National coach Veljko Paunovic pointing to Saric during World cup final

Half finalist of U20 European championchip 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

External links

• Official web site of Aleksandar Saric
• Official blog
• Aleksandar Sarić profile at Fussballdaten
• Aleksandar Sarić at footballzz.co.uk
• Aleksandar Sarić profile at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)