Saša Ilić (footballer, born 1970)

Saša Ilić (Macedonian Cyrillic: Саша Илиќ, born 5 September 1970) is a Macedonian retired goalkeeper.

This article is about the Macedonian goalkeeper. For other people with this name, see Saša Ilić (disambiguation).

Saša Ilić
Personal information
Full name Saša Ilić
Саша Илиќ
Date of birth (1970-09-05) 5 September 1970
Place of birth Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Vardar (GK Coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1993 Vardar 25 (0)
1993–1995 Partizan 6 (0)
1995–1997 Daewoo Royals 49 (0)
1997–2000 Hamburger SV 0 (0)
2000–2002 Vardar 17 (0)
2002–2003 Dynamo St. Petersburg 15 (0)
2003–2004 Persepolis 24 (0)
2004–2005 Esteghlal Ahvaz 32 (0)
2005–2007 Pegah Gilan 32 (0)
2007-2010 Rabotnički
2010-2013 Metalurg Skopje
2013-2014 Euromilk Gorno Lisiče 3 (0)
National team
1997–2005 Macedonia 5 (0)
Teams managed
Steel Azin (assistant)
2012–2014 Gorno Lisiče (GK Coach)
2014– Vardar (GK Coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

He had three seasons with German side Hamburger SV, but never managed to play a league game for them.[1] Ilić played for Pirouzi, now Persepolis during the 2003–04 season and Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. during the 2004–05 season, both of whom play in Iran's Premier Football League. He has an impressive record at Pegah Gilan in the 2006–07 season, conceding only 2 goals in 19 appearances. He would often wear his Macedonia national team jersey during league matches.

After retiring as a player, Ilić was an assistant coach in Steel Azin F.C..

International career

He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a June 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iceland and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. Ilić's fifth and final cap came in a 0–1 defeat against Paraguay on 13 November 2005.[2]

Personal life

Ilić can speak basic Persian.

References
  1. German career stats - FuPa
  2. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 11 April 2020.


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