Dušan Belić (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

: Душан Белић; born 29 March 1971) is a Serbian retired professional

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who played as a

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and former head coach. He is currently the

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FK Dinamo Pančevo FK Dinamo Pančevo () was a football club based in Pančevo, Vojvodina, Serbia. The club, founded in 1945, should not be confused with Dinamo 1945, founded in 2014. History Founded in 1945, the club made its competitive debut in the 1946–47 Se ...

Playing career

Club career

Belić played for

FK Hajduk Beograd FK Hajduk Beograd () is a football club based in Lion, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade First League, the fifth tier of the national league system. History After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the club started climbing up the league py ...

, PSK Pančevo and

. In 1997, he moved to Belgium where he would play for

Sint-Truiden Sint-Truiden (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium. With more than 41,500 inhabitants, it is on ...

in the

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for eight and a half years playing a total of 224 league matches. With the team, he reached the 2003 Belgian Cup Final. In 2006, he moved to

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where he played and captained the

Serbian White Eagles FC Serbian White Eagles Football Club (/''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian semi-professional Association football, soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, a Non-FIFA international football, non-FIFA sanct ...

under

Dragoslav Šekularac Dragoslav Šekularac ( sr-Cyrl, Драгослав Шекуларац, ; 8 November 1937 – 5 January 2019) was a Yugoslav and Serbian professional footballer and coach. Nicknamed Šeki, he was quick and crafty with the ball, displaying creative ...

. He made his debut on 19 May 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 championship final against Italia Shooters but his team fell short after a 1-0 defeat.

International career

Belić was a goalkeeper for the Yugoslavia national futsal team that qualified for the

1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship The 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship was the second FIFA Futsal World Cup, FIFA Futsal World Championship, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was held b ...

but Yugoslavia was banned from competing due to

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Post-playing career

Prior to the 2007 CSL season, Belić was named the

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for the Serbian White Eagles and

Siniša Ninković Siniša Ninković (Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Нинковић; born June 12, 1977) is a Serbian former footballer and manager who played in First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Second League of Serbia and Montenegro, Belgian Second Division ...

was named the assistant coach. 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. In 2020, Belić was named the sporting director of Dinamo Pančevo.

Personal life

Belić has three sons: Ognjen, Luka and Kristijan and he holds both Serbian and Belgian citizenship.

Honours

Player

Serbian White Eagles *

Canadian Soccer League The Canadian Soccer League (CSL; ) is a semi-professional league for Canadian soccer clubs primarily located in the province of Ontario, and claims the history of the Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL). It is a non-FIFA league previously ...

International Division:

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Belic, Dusan 1971 births Living people Footballers from Pančevo Men's association football goalkeepers Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers FK Dinamo Pančevo players FK Hajduk Beograd players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Serbian White Eagles FC players Yugoslav Second League players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players Belgian Pro League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Men's association football player-managers Futsal goalkeepers Serbian men's futsal players Serbian football managers Serbian White Eagles FC coaches Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) coaches Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate soccer coaches in Canada Association football coaches Association football scouts Naturalised citizens of Belgium Naturalised association football players