Aleksandar Ilić ( sr-cyr, Александар Илић; born 26 June 1969) is a Serbian professional

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coach and former player.

Playing career

In 1999, Ilić was loaned out to

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. He signed for

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in January 2004.

Managerial career

In January 2022, Ilić was appointed head coach of Al-Qadsiah. He became head coach of the Lebanon national team on 3 August 2022, and was dismissed on 2 October 2023. On 24 January 2024, Ilić was appointed as manager of Saudi First Division side Al-Arabi. He was sacked on 1 May 2024. On 12 July 2024, Ilić was appointed as manager of Al-Tai. He was sacked by the club on 12 October 2024.

Career statistics

Managerial

Honours

Player

Club Brugge *

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: 1997–98 *

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: 1995-96 *

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

Anderlecht * Belgian First Division: 2000–01 * Belgian Super Cup:

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2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

Manager

Al-Ahli * King Cup of Champions:

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Radnički Niš *

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: 2011–12 Al-Shorta * Iraqi Super Cup:

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References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20090305093729/http://www.zerodic.com/autor/fudbal_1945-1992/igraci/igraci_i.htm * http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/AleksandarIlic.htm * http://www.juznevesti.com/Sport/Aleksandar-Ilic-novi-trener-Radnickog.sr.html 1969 births Living people Footballers from Niš Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Radnički Niš players Cádiz CF players Paniliakos F.C. players Club Brugge KV players R.S.C. Anderlecht players SBV Vitesse players R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players Yugoslav First League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Segunda División players Super League Greece players Belgian Pro League players Eredivisie players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Serbian football managers Paniliakos F.C. managers FK Radnički Niš managers Al-Ahli Saudi FC managers Al Raed FC managers Al-Shorta SC managers Al Qadsiah FC managers Lebanon national football team managers Al-Tai FC managers Saudi Pro League managers Saudi First Division League managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Iraq Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Expatriate football managers in Lebanon Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon {{Yugoslavia-footy-bio-stub