Saša Viciknez
Viciknez in 2006 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aleksandar Viciknez | ||
Date of birth | May 30, 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Vršac, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Playing position | Left wing, Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1997 | Dinamo Pančevo | ||
1997–2001 | Obilić Belgrade | 32 | (9) |
2000 | → Shanghai Shenhua (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2001–2002 | Hajduk Kula | 11 | (1) |
2002–2004 | Naftex Burgas | 24 | (5) |
2004–2005 | Crvena Zvezda Pavliš | ||
2005–2006 | ČSK Pivara | ||
2006–2012 | Serbian White Eagles | 116 | (64) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Aleksandar “Saša” Viciknez (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Саша Вицикнез; born May 30, 1974) is a retired Serbian footballer who played mostly as a left winger.[1]
Playing career
Viciknez began his career in 1995 with FK Dinamo Pančevo in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia.[2]In 1997, he signed with Obilić Belgrade of the First League of FR Yugoslavia. In his debut season he was part of the famed FK Obilić squad that won the 1997-98 Yugoslav Championship.[3] As a result participated in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, where he played against FC Bayern Munich.[4] In 2000, he went abroad to China to play with Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Jia-A League.[5][6] While playing in China, he played under the name of Sasa Racha.[7]
His stay in China was short-lived[8] and he returned to Europe to briefly play with Hajduk Kula, before heading abroad once more to Bulgaria.[9] During his time in Bulgaria he played with PFC Naftex Burgas in the Bulgarian A PFG.[10]After two seasons abroad he returned to Serbia to play in the Serbian First League with Crvena Zvezda Pavliš, and ČSK Pivara.
In 2006, he went overseas to play with the Serbian White Eagles of the Canadian Soccer League. He made his debut on May 19, 2006 against Italia Shooters, where he also recorded a goal in a 3-2 victory.[11]Throughout his debut season he was named to the CSL All-Star roster against Clyde F.C., where he scored the lone goal in a 2-1 defeat.[12]He finished as the clubs second highest goal scorer, and clinched the International Division title.[13]In the postseason he scored both goals in a 3-0 victory over Toronto Supra Portuguese to advance Serbia to the semi-finals.[14]He featured in the CSL Championship final against Italia Shooters where Italia managed to upset Serbia with a 1-0 defeat.[15]At the conclusion of the season he received the MVP award.[16]
During the 2007 season he contributed to Serbia's second International Division title, and reached the championship final for the second straight season. He also was named to the all-star squad for the second year in a row.[17]Viciknez added the championship to his resume in the 2008 season, where in the finals Serbia faced Trois-Rivières Attak and won the title after a 2-1 victory in a penalty shootout.[18]The following season Serbia added their third International division title to their trophy cabinet. During the preliminary round of the postseason he contributed significantly by recording several goals in their series against TFC Academy.[19][20] He featured in his fourth championship appearance in a rematch against Trois-Rivieres, where the Attak denied Serbia their championship after a 3-2 defeat in a penalty shootout.[21]The league recognized his efforts by awarding him with his second CSL MVP award.[22]
Honors
FK Obilić
- First League of FR Yugoslavia (1): 1997-98
Serbian White Eagles
- CSL Championship (1): 2008
- Canadian Soccer League International Division (3): 2006, 2007, 2009
References
- ↑ "Former European Champions League player Viciknez wins MVP". 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ↑ "Fudbaleri Obilica". fcobilic.tripod.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ "OBILIĆA VIŠE NEMA! Prvak Jugoslavije iz 1998. više ne igra ni u beton ligi". INFORMER. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ uefa.com. "UEFA Champions League 1998/99 - History - FK Obilic-Bayern – UEFA.com". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ "Srpska Madonna u kolopletu nogometne mafije". tportal.hr. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "FK Obilic 2001-02". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ "Foreign players of Shenhua in 2000". Retrieved 2012-05-30.
- ↑ "Velika seoba Srba iz Kine" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 12 April 2000. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ↑ "FK CSK Celarevo". archive.is. 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ uefa.com. "Bulgaria round-up: CSKA up and running – UEFA.com". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ "May 19, 2006 CSL game reports (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ Glover, Robin. "May 7, 2006 CPSL All Stars vs Clyde FC (Scotland) friendly (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ "Canadian Soccer League - League Stats". 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ "October 2, 2006 Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Supra Portuguese (from CSL website)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 15, 2006 CSL Playoff Final Serbian White Eagles vs Italia Shooters.". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ "October 22, 2006 CSL Award Winners (from CSL press release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ "July 28, 2007 CSL All Star Game results (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ "October 26, 2008 CSL Final Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Serbian White Eagles (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ "September 27, 2009 CSL Serbian White Eagles vs TFC Academy (from Toronto FC.ca)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ "October 3, 2009 CSL Saturday Quarter-Final results (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ "October 24, 2009 CSL Final Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Serbian White Eagles (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ↑ "October 27, 2009 CSL Award Winners (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Dušan Belić |
Serbian White Eagles captain 2007 |
Succeeded by Nikola Budalić |
Preceded by Nikola Budalić |
Serbian White Eagles captain 2008–2010 |
Succeeded by Mirko Medić |