Aleksandar Kocić (

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: Александар Коцић; born 18 March 1969) is a Serbian former football

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Playing career

Club career

Kocić played in many teams such as

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, Dubočica,

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, Levante,

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, Empoli,

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

and Ethnikos Achna.

International career

He was capped 22 times with the FR Yugoslavian national team. Kocić was set to be a participant at the

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but broke a toe while showering after the last practice prior to the tournament. His replacement was FK Obilić goalkeeper

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Coaching career

Kocić coached

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from 2009–2010 and ČSK Čelarevo from 2011–2012.

Serbia national football team

Kocić served as the goalkeeping coach of the Serbian national team from 2012 to 2015, having worked with

Siniša Mihajlović Siniša Mihajlović ( sr-Cyrl, Синиша Михајловић, ; 20 February 1969 – 16 December 2022) was a Serbian professional football player and manager. During his career as a footballer, he played as a defender or midfielder. He won ...

(19 matches), Radovan Ćurčić (9 matches),

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(4 matches) and Ljubinko Drulović (4 matches).

Tianjin Teda

As Dragomir Okuka became the head coach of

Tianjin Teda Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Tianjin, and their home stadium is t ...

in 2016, Kocić was invited to join his coaching team as a goalkeeper coach. They showed up together in the welcome ceremony held by the club. Unfortunately, the staff left Tianjin Teda after 22 matches that didn't satisfy the club.

Changchun Yatai

When Lee Jang-soo began his second season in Changchun as the head coach, Changchun Yatai hired Kocić as the goalkeeper coach. His predecessor was Yang Jingdong, who is now the vice president of Changchun Yatai.

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