Aleksandar Živković (footballer, born 1977)

Aleksandar Živković
Personal information
Date of birth28 July 1977
Place of birthNiš, Yugoslavia
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Free agent
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1995FK Partizan3(0)
1995–1998Radnički Niš84(6)
1998–2000Rad Beograd62(10)
2000–2003Júbilo Iwata56(7)
2003–2005FK Obilić28(2)
2005OFK Beograd13(1)
2005–2006FK Voždovac15(1)
2006–2009Shandong Luneng100(17)
2010Shenzhen Ruby28(3)
2011Guangzhou R&F23(3)
Total412(50)
National team
2001Serbia national football team2(0)
2008Serbia Olympic3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).

Aleksandar Živković (Cyrillic: Александар Живковић; born 28 July 1977, Niš, Serbia) is a professional footballer who last played for Shenzhen Phoenix as a midfielder.

Club career

Aleksandar Živković rose to prominence during his spell at FK Rad, which he joined during the 1995/96 season.[1] After five seasons with FK Rad he left in May 2000, moving from his native FR Yugoslavia to play for Júbilo Iwata of the J. League Division 1, the top professional football league in Japan. Playing as a midfielder, his skills were well suited to providing accurate crosses for forwards. During his time in Japan he played a total of 56 games, all for Júbilo Iwata, and scored 7 goals. He then moved to Shandong Luneng of the China Super League, taking up a pivotal role in the team's midfield, leading in assists twice during his four years there.

On 5 September 2009, during a match against Qingdao Jonoon, he was yellow-carded for a foul and spat on the referee in protest. The Chinese Football Association imposed an eight-match ban with an 80,000 RMB fine. Subsequently, Shandong Luneng terminated his contract for poor conduct. On 7 March 2010, he signed a contract with Shenzhen Ruby.[2]

International career

Živković has earned 2 caps for Serbia, both coming in 2001.[1] He was also a member of Serbian squad at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he was one of three players born before 1 January 1985, who were allowed to enter the competition. Živković played in all three matches before Serbia was eliminated in the group phase of the competition.

Club career statistics

[1]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Serbia League Serbian Cup League Cup Total
1993/94Radnički NišFirst League9090
1994/95PartizanFirst League3030
1995/96Radnički NišFirst League211211
1996/97262262
1997/98283283
1998/99Rad BeogradFirst League28112811
1999/00349349
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
2000Júbilo IwataJ. League 11121030152
20011301071211
20021023051183
20032230092315
Serbia League Serbian Cup League Cup Total
2003/04ObilićFirst League152152
2004/05130130
2004/05OFK BeogradFirst League131131
2005/06VoždovacSuperliga151151
China PR League FA Cup League Cup Total
2006Shandong Luneng TaishanSuper League263263
2007277277
2008265265
2009191191
2010Shenzhen RubySuper League283283
Country Serbia 2053020530
Japan 567502448511
China PR 98169816
Total 359535024438857

International career statistics

Serbia national team
YearAppsGoals
200120
Total20

References

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