Dušan Belić

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.

Dušan Belić
Belić in 2007
Personal information
Full name Dušan Belić
Date of birth (1971-03-29) 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

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-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

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

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

Belić has three sons: Ognjen, Luka and Kristijan and he holds both Serbian and Belgian citizenship.[9]

Honours

Player
Serbian White Eagles

References
  1. "Liga bez briga 5 - Kanada" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. "St.-Truidense VV 1998-99". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  3. Clerinx, Marc (2001-04-06). "Dusan Belic: 'STVV moet niet meer omkijken'" (in Flemish). Gazet van Antwerpen. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  4. "Dusan Belic". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  5. "La Louvière edge out Lommel juniors". UEFA. 2003-04-16. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  6. Reunes, Marc (2005-02-03). "Dusan Belic ontkent dat STVV'ers zich lieten omkopen". Nieuwsblad.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  7. 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.
  8. "2006 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 15, 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-06-28.
  9. Liberloo, Kristof (2001-03-02). "STVV-keeper Belic was ooit aanvaller én ref" (in Flemish). Gazet van Antwerpen. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  10. Stojkov, Nenad (May 15, 2007). "Bow and Start…". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  11. "Serbian White Eagles Soccer Club". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  12. 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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