Aleksandar Popović (footballer, born 1983)
Aleksandar Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Поповић, born 2 November 1983) is an Austrian-Serbian football midfielder who plays for FK Beograd.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Popović | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Klagenfurt, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FK Beograd | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BSV Bad Bleiberg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Jedinstvo Ub (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | BSV Bad Bleiberg | 18 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 25 | (1) |
| 2005–2009 | Vojvodina | 51 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Kavala | 7 | (0) |
| 2010– | FK Beograd | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 28, 2014 | |||
Career
He was born in Klagenfurt, Austria. He started his career playing with BSV Bad Bleiberg. In 2001, he moved to FR Yugoslavia and joined Serbian giants red Star Belgrade, however he spent most time on loan at FK Jedinstvo Ub. Afterwards, he returned to Austria and then played one season, already as senior, at his previous club, BSV Bad Bleiberg.[1]
In 2003, he moved abroad again, this time just crossing the border and joining Slovenian top-league side Olimpija Ljubljana, playing with them the seasons 2003–04 and 2004–05.[2]
His fine performances in SLovenian PrvaLiga made interest in the region grow, and he returned to Serbia and signed with FK Vojvodina. Popović became the team captain in Serbian SuperLiga club FK Vojvodina, and in summer 2009, he moved to Super League Greece to play in Kavala F.C. in the Greek Super League.[3] In 2010, he returned again to Serbia and played with FK Beograd in third-tier, the Serbian League Belgrade.[1]