Aleksandar Živković ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Живковић, ; born 28 July 1977) is a
Serbia
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n former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Club career
Živković made his senior debuts at his hometown club
Radnički Niš, aged 16, which attracted the attention of
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* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
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**FK Partizan, association fo ...
. He spent just one year with the ''Crno-beli'', before returning to
Čair in 1995. Over the next three seasons, Živković played regularly for the side, making 75 league appearances and scoring six goals. He was subsequently transferred to Belgrade club
Rad in 1998. After two seasons with the ''Građevinari'', Živković moved abroad to Japan and joined
Júbilo Iwata in mid-2000. He helped the team win the
Emperor's Cup in
2003.
In the 2004 winter transfer window, Živković returned to his homeland and signed for
Obilić
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. He also played with
OFK Beograd
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and
Voždovac
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, before going abroad for the second time and joining
Shandong Luneng
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in early 2006. Over the next four seasons, Živković helped the team win two
Chinese Super League
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and one
Chinese FA Cup
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. He also played for
Shenzhen Ruby
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and
Guangzhou R&F
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, before retiring from the game at the age of 34.
International career
In 2001, Živković made two appearances for
FR Yugoslavia
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at the
Kirin Cup
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. He also represented
Serbia
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at the
2008 Summer Olympics as one of the three over-age players alongside
Miljan Mrdaković and
Vladimir Stojković
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During his career he played for the two biggest clubs in his country, Red Star and Partizan, but also represent ...
.
Statistics
Honours
;Júbilo Iwata
*
Emperor's Cup:
2003
;Shandong Luneng
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Chinese Super League
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:
2006,
2008
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*
Chinese FA Cup
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:
2006
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Association football midfielders
China League One players
Chinese Super League players
Expatriate footballers in China
Expatriate footballers in Japan
First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
FK Obilić players
FK Partizan players
FK Rad players
FK Radnički Niš players
FK Voždovac players
Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Guangzhou City F.C. players
J1 League players
Júbilo Iwata players
OFK Beograd players
Olympic footballers of Serbia
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Serbia and Montenegro footballers
Serbia and Montenegro international footballers
Serbian expatriate footballers
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China
Serbian footballers
Shandong Taishan F.C. players
Shenzhen F.C. players
Sportspeople from Niš
1977 births
Living people