Dušan Belić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Белић; born 29 March 1971) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and former head coach. He is currently the sporting director of FK Dinamo Pančevo.
 Belić in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dušan Belić | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Pančevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | PSK Pančevo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Dinamo Pančevo | ||
| 1991–1995 | Hajduk Belgrade | ||
| 1995–1996 | Dinamo Pančevo | ||
| 1997–2006 | Sint-Truiden | 224 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| International career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Yugoslavia (futsal) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Serbian White Eagles (player-coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Club career edit
He played for FK Hajduk Beograd, PSK Pančevo and FK Dinamo Pančevo.[1][2] In 1997, he moved to Belgium where he would play for Sint-Truiden in the Belgian League for eight and a half years playing a total of 224 league matches.[3][4] With the team, he reached the 2003 Belgian Cup Final.[5][6]
In 2006, he moved to Canada where he played and captained the Serbian White Eagles FC under Dragoslav Šekularac.[7] He made his debut on 19 May 2006 against Italia Shooters. In his debut season, he clinched the International Division title, and helped the team post the best defensive record. He featured in the championship final against Italia Shooters but his team fell short after a 1-0 defeat.[8]
International career edit
Belić was a goalkeeper for the Yugoslavia national futsal team that qualified for the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship but Yugoslavia was banned from competing due to international sanctions.[9]
Post-playing career edit
Prior to the 2007 CSL season, Belić was named the player-coach for the Serbian White Eagles and Siniša Ninković was named the assistant coach.[10] Midway through the season, Belić resigned from his position in order to accept a scouting position in Slovenia. Ninković was then promoted to head coach.[11] In 2020, Belić was named the sporting director of Dinamo Pančevo.[12]
Personal life edit
Belić has three sons: Ognjen, Luka and Kristijan and he holds both Serbian and Belgian citizenship.[9]
Honours edit
Player edit
- Serbian White Eagles
- Canadian Soccer League International Division: 2006
References edit
- ^ "Liga bez briga 5 - Kanada" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ "St.-Truidense VV 1998-99". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ^ Clerinx, Marc (2001-04-06). "Dusan Belic: 'STVV moet niet meer omkijken'" (in Flemish). Gazet van Antwerpen. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ "Dusan Belic". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ "La Louvière edge out Lommel juniors". UEFA. 2003-04-16. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ Reunes, Marc (2005-02-03). "Dusan Belic ontkent dat STVV'ers zich lieten omkopen". Nieuwsblad.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (November 16, 2018). "IMPORT PLAYERS FOR A BRIGHTER CANADIAN SOCCER LEAGUE – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "2006 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 15, 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-06-28.
- ^ a b Liberloo, Kristof (2001-03-02). "STVV-keeper Belic was ooit aanvaller én ref" (in Flemish). Gazet van Antwerpen. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ Stojkov, Nenad (May 15, 2007). "Bow and Start…". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "Serbian White Eagles Soccer Club". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ Damjanov, Slobodan Rora. "Dušan Belić – Traganje za smislom fudbalske igre". Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
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