Aleksandar Rodić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Родић, ; born 26 December 1979) is a Slovenian retired

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who played as a forward.

Club career

At the beginning of his career, Rodić played in FR Yugoslavia. He made three appearances for Proleter Zrenjanin during the

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season. On transfer deadline day in January 2005, Rodić signed for English club

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, making his debut as an 81st-minute substitute for

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in a 2–1 victory over

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. However, he failed to hold down a regular place in the team and the following season (2005–06) he was loaned to Turkish club

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. Rodić was released in the summer of 2006 and was signed by Bulgarian club

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to partner

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, another Slovenian international and Litex attacker. He made 16 appearances in the league, managing 1 goal. After leaving the team, Rodić accused club owner

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, manager

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and the administrative personnel at the team of a lack of professionalism. In 2007, he moved to Interblock for 200,000 euros. On 13 March 2009, Rodić was loaned out to

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of the

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. In February 2010, he was loaned to another Chinese Super League club,

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International career

While Rodić was playing for Slovenian club Gorica, he underwent extraordinary naturalization on the recommendation of the

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. He made his debut for the Slovenia national team against the

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on 9 February 2005 and went on to make a total of nine appearances for the team, all in 2005.

Personal life

Rodić was born in

Bosanska Dubica Kozarska Dubica/Bosanska Dubica is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 21,542 inhabitants, while the town of Kozarska Dubica has a population of 11,566 inhabitants. Geography I ...

, SFR Yugoslavia to a

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family. In 2006, he married Slovenian triple jumper Snežana Vukmirović.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodić goal.''

References

External links

Aleksandar Rodić
at NZS * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodic, Aleksandar 1979 births Living people People from Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Footballers from Banja Luka Region Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Slovenia Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovenian people of Serbian descent Men's association football forwards Slovenian men's footballers 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Slovenia men's international footballers FK Borac Kozarska Dubica players FK Proleter Zrenjanin players Red Star Belgrade footballers K.V.C. Westerlo players K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel players ND Gorica players Portsmouth F.C. players Kayserispor footballers FC Lovech players NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Qingdao Hainiu F.C. players Tianjin Tianhai F.C. players Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Slovenian PrvaLiga players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Premier League players Süper Lig players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Chinese Super League players China League One players Serie D players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia and Montenegro Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in England Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in China Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Slovenian football managers