Saša Ćurčić

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Personal information
Saša Ćurčić
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Full name	Aleksandar "Saša" Ćurčić
Date of birth	February 14, 1972 (age 35)
Place of birth	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-1993 1993-1995 1995-1996 1996-1998 1998-1999 1999 2000 2000-2001	OFK Belgrade Partizan Belgrade Bolton Wanderers Aston Villa Crystal Palace MetroStars Motherwell Obilić Belgrade	- (-) 10 (2) 28 (4) 29 (0) 23 (5) 9 (2) 5 (0) - (-)
National team
	Yugoslavia	13 (-)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Aleksandar "Saša" Ćurčić (born February 14, 1972 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian former football midfielder.

Known for his eccentricity, Ćurčić played for OFK Beograd (1991-93), Partizan Belgrade (1993-95), Bolton Wanderers (1995-96), Aston Villa (1996-98), Crystal Palace (1998-99), MetroStars (1999), and Motherwell (2000).

He also turned out 13 times for the Yugoslavian national team, and scored one of the most memorable goals in the history of the Premier League whilst with Bolton.

Ćurčić has been known to sport a shaved head and a fu manchu beard sans moustache. Upon his arrival to Major League Soccer in 1999, he declared his intention to become the "Dennis Rodman of MLS". Ćurčić's stint in the league, however, lasted only nine games.

On 16 March 2000, Ćurčić joined Motherwell. He only made five appearances for the club, before joining Obilić Belgrade in his native Yugoslavia.

In an interview on Sky Sports in April 2001, Ćurčić stated that he had retired from football.