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

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who plays for Itala San Marco.

Career

At the beginning of his career Rodić played in Serbia. He made 3 appearances for

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in the

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. 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

Rodić played as a striker for Slovenian club Gorica, helping them to several league titles. His performances for the club earned him caps for the

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. He made his debut against

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on 9 February 2005.

Personal life

Rodić was born in

Bosanska Dubica Kozarska Dubica ( sr-cyrl, Козарска Дубица), previously known as Bosanska Dubica ( sr-cyrl, Босанска Дубица) is a town and municipality located in northern Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 20 ...

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family. His younger sister Bojana is

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player. He married Slovenian triple jumper

Snežana Rodić Snežana Rodić (born 19 August 1982) is a Slovenian triple jumper. She was born Snežana Vukmirović and married Aleksandar Rodić Aleksandar Rodić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Родић, ; born 26 December 1979) is a Slovenian profess ...

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.''

References

External links

Player profile
at NZS
Player profile
at PrvaLiga * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodic, Aleksandar 1979 births Living people People from Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Slovenia Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovenian people of Serbian descent Slovenian footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in England Men's association football forwards ND Gorica players NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players Expatriate footballers in England Premier League players Portsmouth F.C. players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Litex Lovech players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Qingdao Hainiu F.C. (1990) players Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. players Tianjin Tianhai F.C. players Kayserispor footballers Belgian Pro League players Süper Lig players Chinese Super League players China League One players Slovenian PrvaLiga players FK Proleter Zrenjanin players Red Star Belgrade footballers First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Expatriate footballers in Serbia and Montenegro Expatriate footballers in Belgium Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in China Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate footballers in Turkey Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Italy Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Slovenian expatriate footballers NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Slovenia men's international footballers