Dušan Belić
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dušan Belić | ||
Date of birth | March 29, 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 |
Dušan Belić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Белић; born March 29, 1971) is a retired Serbian football goalkeeper and former head coach.
Playing career
Club career
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-Truidense VV in the Belgian League for eight and a half years playing a total of 217 league matches.[3][4] In 2006, he moved to Canada where he played and captained the Serbian White Eagles FC under Dragoslav Šekularac.[5] He made his debut on May 19, 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 CSL Championship final against Italia Shooters, where they fell short of claiming the double after a 1-0 defeat.[6]
International career
Belić was a goalkeeper for the Yugoslavia national futsal team that qualified for the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship. Yugoslavia however was banned from competing due to international sanctions.[7]
Coaching career
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.[8] 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.[9]
Personal life
Belić has three sons: Ognjen, Luka and Kristijan.[7] He holds both Serbian and Belgian citizenship.[7]
Honours
Player
- Serbian White Eagles
- Canadian Soccer League International Division: 2006
References
- ^ "Liga bez briga 5 - Kanada - B92.net". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ "St.-Truidense VV 1998-99". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
- ^ Clerinx, Marc. "Dusan Belic: "STVV moet niet meer omkijken"". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ "Dusan Belic". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (November 16, 2018). "IMPORT PLAYERS FOR A BRIGHTER CANADIAN SOCCER LEAGUE – Canadian Soccer League". /canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2006 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 15, 2006.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Gazet van Antwerpen (2001-03-02). "STVV-keeper Belic was ooit aanvaller én ref" (in Flemish). Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ Stojkov, Nenad (May 15, 2007). "Bow and Start…". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Serbian White Eagles Soccer Club". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- Living people
- 1971 births
- Futsal goalkeepers
- Sportspeople from Pančevo
- Serbian footballers
- Serbian expatriate footballers
- Serbian men's futsal players
- Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Canadian Soccer League (2006–present) players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Serbian White Eagles FC players
- Serbian White Eagles FC managers
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Association football goalkeepers
- Serbian football managers
- Canadian Soccer League (2006-present) managers
- FK Dinamo Pančevo players
- FK Hajduk Beograd players
- Association football player-managers
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Slovenia
- Serbian football goalkeeper stubs