Dušan Belić

Dušan Belić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Белић; born March 29, 1971) is a retired Serbian football goalkeeper and former head coach.

Dušan Belić
Belić in 2007
Personal information
Full name Dušan Belić
Date of birth (1971-03-29) March 29, 1971
Place of birth Pančevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing 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
National team
1990–1991 Yugoslavia (futsal)
Teams managed
2007 Serbian White Eagles (player-coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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-Truidense VV in the Belgian League for eight and a half years playing a total of 217 league matches.[3][4] In 2006, he moved to Canada where he played and captained the Serbian White Eagles FC under Dragoslav Šekularac.[5] He made his debut on May 19, 2006 against Italia Shooters.[6] In his debut season he clinched the International Division title, and helped the team post the best defensive record.[7] He featured in the CSL Championship final against Italia Shooters, where they fell short of claiming the double 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. Yugoslavia however was banned from competing due to international sanctions.[9]

Coaching 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]

Personal life

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

Honours

Player
Serbian White Eagles

References
  1. "Liga bez briga 5 - Kanada - B92.net". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. "St.-Truidense VV 1998-99". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  3. Clerinx, Marc. "Dusan Belic: "STVV moet niet meer omkijken"". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  4. "Dusan Belic". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  5. "October 12, 2006 CSL Playoff Final pre-game story (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  6. Glover, Robin. "May 19, 2006 CSL Serbian White Eagles vs Italia Shooters (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  7. "September 30, 2006 CSL Week 20 Final Standings (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  8. "October 15, 2006 CSL Playoff Final Serbian White Eagles vs Italia Shooters (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  9. Gazet van Antwerpen (2001-03-02). "STVV-keeper Belic was ooit aanvaller én ref" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  10. Glover, Robin. "May 18, 2007 CSL Serbian White Eagles vs Trois Rivieres Attak (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  11. "Serbian White Eagles Soccer Club". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Position established		 Serbian White Eagles captain
2006		 Succeeded by
Saša Viciknez


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