Aleksandar Sarić

Aleksandar Sarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Aлeкcaндар Сарић; born 27 January 1974) is a goalkeeper coach of the Serbian U20 team who become World Champion on New Zealand 2015 and a retired Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Aleksandar Sarić
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 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
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)
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
National team
1990 Yugoslavia U17
1994–1995 FR Yugoslavia U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[1]

Coaching career

As a goalkeeper coach Saric has worked in those senior teams:

  • SC Varzim
  • FC Austria Lustenau
  • FC Dunajska Streda
  • FC Beograd
  • FC Arema Malang
  • Chicago Fire SC

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

In 2015 with Serbian U20 national team Saric become a World champion at New Zealand as a GK coach and assistant in the staff. Since 2015 he has worked as an assistant and GK coach in MLS league for Chicago Fire.

Half finalist of U20 European championship 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

Education

Master manager of training technology Alfa University Belgrade

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
  1. "B1" (in Serbian). b1.rs. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

U20 World Champion 2015 at New Zealand as a goalkeeper coach and member of the staff of Serbian squad.

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