Aleksandar Kocić (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

: Александар Коцић; born 18 March 1969) is a Serbian former

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Playing career

Club career

Kocić played in many teams such as

Vlasina Vlasina is a mountainous region of southeastern Serbia. It is a border area to Bulgaria, a region of the Rhodopian Serbia, with old rocks and mountains. Its most prominent landforms are eponymous Vlasina River and Vlasina Lake. It corresponds t ...

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, Levante,

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Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

and

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International career

He was capped 22 times with the FR Yugoslavia national team. Kocić was set to be a participant at the

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but broke a toe while showering after the last practice prior to the tournament. His replacement was

FK Obilić Fudbalski klub Obilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Обилић) is a Serbian football club based in Vračar, a neighbourhood of Belgrade. It was named after medieval Serbs, Serbian hero Miloš Obilić, a legendary 14th-century ...

goalkeeper

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. His final international was a March 2001 World Cup qualification match away against

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Coaching career

Kocić coached

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from 2009 to 2010 and ČSK Čelarevo from 2011 to 2012.

Serbia national football team

Kocić served as the goalkeeping coach of the Serbia national team from 2012 to 2015, having worked with

Siniša Mihajlović Siniša Mihajlović ( sr-Cyrl, Синиша Михајловић, ; 20 February 1969 – 16 December 2022) was a Serbian football manager and professional footballer who played as a defender. Mihajlović had an illustrious playing career, winni ...

(19 matches),

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(9 matches),

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(4 matches) and

Ljubinko Drulović Ljubinko Drulović (; born 11 September 1968) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a winger, and is a current manager. He spent the most notable part of his playing career in Portugal, with stints at Porto and Benfica – ...

(4 matches).

Tianjin Teda

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. Unfortunately, the staff left Tianjin Teda after 22 matches that didn't satisfy the club.

Changchun Yatai

When Lee Jang-soo began his second season in Changchun as the head coach,

Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Changchun, Jilin, that competes in . Changchun Yatai plays its home matches at the Changchun Stadium, located within Nanguan District. The club's founder and main ...

hired Kocić as the goalkeeper coach. His predecessor was Yang Jingdong, who is now the vice president of Changchun Yatai.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kocic, Aleksandar 1969 births Living people People from Vlasotince Sportspeople from Jablanica District Men's association football goalkeepers Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers FK Vlasina players GFK Dubočica players FK Vojvodina players Levante UD footballers AC Perugia Calcio players Empoli FC players Red Star Belgrade footballers Ethnikos Achna FC players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Segunda División players Serie A players Serie B players Cypriot First Division players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Serbian football managers FK Srem managers