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. In his debut season he clinched the International Division title, and helped the team post the best defensive record. He featured in the CSL Championship final against Italia Shooters, where they fell short of claiming the double after a 1-0 defeat.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9]

Personal life

Belić has three sons: Ognjen, Luka and Kristijan.[7] He holds both Serbian and Belgian citizenship.[7]

Honours

Player

Serbian White Eagles

• Canadian Soccer League International Division: 2006

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. Adamson, Stan (November 16, 2018). "IMPORT PLAYERS FOR A BRIGHTER CANADIAN SOCCER LEAGUE – Canadian Soccer League". /canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
6. "2006 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 15, 2006.
7. Gazet van Antwerpen (2001-03-02). "STVV-keeper Belic was ooit aanvaller én ref" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-03-06.
8. Stojkov, Nenad (May 15, 2007). "Bow and Start…". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
9. "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