Aleksandar Duric
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Aleksander Duric | |
| Date of birth | August 12, 1970 | |
| Place of birth | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 31⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Utility, Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Singapore Armed Forces FC | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992 1993 1994-1995 1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997 1997-1998 1998 1998-1999 1999 1999-2000 2000 2000 2001-2004 2005- |
Sloga FC Szeged LC South Melbourne FC Port Melbourne Sharks South Melbourne FC Gippsland Falcons Locomotiv Beijing West Adelaide SC Heidelberg United Adelaide Sharks Tanjong Pagar United Marconi Stallions Sydney Olympic Home United FC Geylang United FC Singapore Armed Forces FC |
? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 5 (0) 15 (4) ? (?) 8 (3) ? (?) 27 (5) 16 (11) 15 (2) 3 (0) ? (?) ? (?) ? (88) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007 - | Singapore | 8 (4) |
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Aleksander "Aleksandar" Duric (born August 12, 1970, in the SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a professional football player who currently plays as a striker for the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC) in Singapore's S.League, and for the Singapore national football team.
[edit] Career
Duric was born in Bosnia-Herzegovina and he represented Bosnia-Herzegovina in canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Duric hitchhiked through four countries to get to the 1992 Summer Olympics. Once in Barcelona, he and the nine other members of the then newly independent Bosnia-Herzegovina had to borrow equipment from the Spanish and Italian Olympics committees. They themselves couldn't even take photos of their experience because "we couldn't afford cameras," laughs Duric now. Despite the hardships though, they persevered simply for the right to represent a nation that had been devastated by war.
Duric made his debut for the Singapore national team on the 9 November 2007, against Tajikistan in the first leg of the second round of the AFC 2010 World Cup qualifiers, making an immediate impact as he scored both goals in a 2-0 victory. He continued his fine form in the international stage, bagging goals in the game against Lebanon as well.
During the international friendly against Bahrain, due to the absences of captain, Indra Sahdan and vice-captain, Noh Alam Shah, Duric captained the Singapore national team for the first time, possibly making him the first ever non-Singapore-born player to start a game as a captain.
Aleksandar Duric's fine performance in the 2007 S.League season won him several awards, and he was named the NTUC-Income Player of the Year, in the 2007 S-League Awards Night.
As of May 2008, halfway into the S.League 2008 season, he is currently leading the top-scorer chart.
[edit] Personal life
His family moved to Australia and he became an Australian citizen after he granted an Australian citizenship. In 2007, he changed his nationality to Singaporean after after living in Singapore for eight years.
