Aleksandar Kocić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Коцић; born 18 March 1969) is a Serbian former football goalkeeper.

Aleksandar Kocić
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Kocić
Date of birth (1969-03-18) 18 March 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Vlasotince, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Vlasina
OFK Beograd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Vlasina 57 (0)
1989–1990 Dubočica 30 (0)
1990–1996 Vojvodina 107 (0)
1996 Levante 7 (0)
1996–1998 Perugia 21 (0)
1998 Empoli 2 (0)
1998–2001 Red Star Belgrade 75 (0)
2001–2006 Ethnikos Achna 102 (0)
Total 401 (0)
International career
1994–2001 FR Yugoslavia 22 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2010 Srem
2011–2012 ČSK Čelarevo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Club career

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Kocić played in many teams such as Vlasina, Dubočica, Vojvodina, Levante, Perugia, Empoli, Red Star Belgrade and Ethnikos Achna.

International career

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He was capped 22 times with the FR Yugoslavia national team.[1]

Kocić was set to be a participant at the 2000 UEFA European Championship but broke a toe while showering after the last practice prior to the tournament.[2] His replacement was FK Obilić goalkeeper Milorad Korać.[3] His final international was a March 2001 World Cup qualification match away against Slovenia.[4]

Coaching career

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Kocić coached Srem from 2009 to 2010 and ČSK Čelarevo from 2011 to 2012.

Serbia national football team

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Kocić served as the goalkeeping coach of the Serbia national team from 2012 to 2015, having worked with Siniša Mihajlović (19 matches), Radovan Ćurčić (9 matches), Dick Advocaat (4 matches) and Ljubinko Drulović (4 matches).

Tianjin Teda

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As Dragomir Okuka became the head coach of Tianjin Teda in 2016, Kocić was invited to join his coaching team as a goalkeeper coach. They showed up together in the welcome ceremony held by the club.[5] Unfortunately, the staff left Tianjin Teda after 22 matches that didn't satisfy the club.

Changchun Yatai

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When Lee Jang-soo began his second season in Changchun as the head coach, Changchun Yatai hired Kocić as the goalkeeper coach. His predecessor was Yang Jingdong, who is now the vice president of Changchun Yatai.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ Vlada RS (8 June 2000). "Kocić: Jednom u sto godina!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ Vesti, pg. 25 (10 June 2000). "Korać i zvanično" (in Serbian).
  4. ^ "Aleksandar Kocić, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  5. ^ "德拉甘:不复制江苏踢法 期待能与权健踢德比". 腾讯体育.
  6. ^ "亚泰俩国脚飞赴阿布扎比与球队会合". 吉网.
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