Dušan Belić

Dušan Belić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Белић; born March 29, 1971) is a retired Serbian football goalkeeper and former head coach. He is currently the director for FK Dinamo Pančevo.

Dušan Belić
Belić in 2007
Personal information
Full name Dušan Belić
Date of birth (1971-03-29) March 29, 1971
Place of birth Pančevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1988 PSK Pančevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Dinamo Pančevo
1991–1995 Hajduk Belgrade
1995–1996 Dinamo Pančevo
1997–2006 Sint-Truiden 224 (0)
2006–2007 Serbian White Eagles
National team
1990–1991 Yugoslavia (futsal)
Teams managed
2007 Serbian White Eagles (player-coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Club career

He played for FK Hajduk Beograd, PSK Pančevo and FK Dinamo Pančevo.[1][2] In 1997, he moved to Belgium where he would play for Sint-Truidense VV in the Belgian League for eight and a half years playing a total of 217 league matches.[3][4] In 2006, he moved to Canada where he played and captained the Serbian White Eagles FC under Dragoslav Šekularac.[5] He made his debut on May 19, 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 CSL Championship final against Italia Shooters, where they fell short of claiming the double after a 1-0 defeat.[6]

International career

Belić was a goalkeeper for the Yugoslavia national futsal team that qualified for the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship. Yugoslavia however was banned from competing due to international sanctions.[7]

Coaching career

Prior to the 2007 CSL season, Belić was named the player-coach for the Serbian White Eagles and Siniša Ninković was named the assistant coach.[8] 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.[9] In 2020, he was named the football director for FK Dinamo Pančevo.[10]

Personal life

Belić has three sons: Ognjen, Luka and Kristijan.[7] He holds both Serbian and Belgian citizenship.[7]

In November 2020, he was in the news for being severely beaten.[11]

Honours

Player
Serbian White Eagles

References
  1. "Liga bez briga 5 - Kanada - B92.net". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. "St.-Truidense VV 1998-99". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  3. Clerinx, Marc. "Dusan Belic: "STVV moet niet meer omkijken"". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  4. "Dusan Belic". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  5. Adamson, Stan (November 16, 2018). "IMPORT PLAYERS FOR A BRIGHTER CANADIAN SOCCER LEAGUE – Canadian Soccer League". /canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  6. "2006 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 15, 2006.
  7. Gazet van Antwerpen (2001-03-02). "STVV-keeper Belic was ooit aanvaller én ref" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  8. Stojkov, Nenad (May 15, 2007). "Bow and Start…". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  9. "Serbian White Eagles Soccer Club". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  10. Rora Damjanov, Slobodan. "Dušan Belić – Traganje za smislom fudbalske igre – Praštanje uspeha". Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  11. Večernje novosti (2020-11-04). "Poznati novi detalji napada na direktora Dinama u Pančevu!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-11-06.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Position established		 Serbian White Eagles captain
2006		 Succeeded by
Saša Viciknez


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