Aleksandar Ilić (footballer, born 1969)

Aleksandar Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Илић; born 26 June 1969) is a Serbian professional football coach and former player.

Aleksandar Ilić

Personal information
Full name	Aleksandar Ilić[1]
Date of birth	(1969-06-26) 26 June 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth	Niš, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990	Red Star Belgrade	1	(0)
1991–1995	Radnički Niš	55	(5)
1994	→ Cádiz (loan)	23	(1)
1995–1997	Paniliakos	63	(5)
1997–1999	Club Brugge	66	(8)
2000–2003	Anderlecht	62	(3)
2004	Vitesse	18	(0)
2004–2005	Brussels	4	(0)
Total		292	(22)
Managerial career
2007	Paniliakos
2009–2010	Radnički Niš
2010–2011	Al-Ahli (assistant)
2011	Al-Ahli
2012–2013	Radnički Niš
2013	Al-Ahli
2016	Al-Raed
2018	Al-Raed
2019–2020	Al-Shorta
2020–2021	Al-Shorta
2022	Al-Qadsiah
2022–2023	Lebanon
2024	Al-Arabi
2024	Al-Tai
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

In 1999, Ilić was loaned out to Cádiz.^[2] He signed for SBV Vitesse in January 2004.^[3]

Managerial career

In January 2022, Ilić was appointed head coach of Al-Qadsiah.^[4] He became head coach of the Lebanon national team on 3 August 2022,^[5] and was dismissed on 2 October 2023.^[6]

On 24 January 2024, Ilić was appointed as manager of Saudi First Division side Al-Arabi.^[7] He was sacked on 1 May 2024.

On 12 July 2024, Ilić was appointed as manager of Al-Tai.^[8] He was sacked by the club on 12 October 2024.^[9]

Career statistics

Managerial

As of match played 10 September 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Paniliakos	2 March 2007	30 June 2007	10	4	1	5	040.0
Al-Ahli	25 February 2011	30 June 2011	14	7	4	3	050.0
FK Radnički Niš	26 March 2012	23 February 2013	30	11	9	10	036.7
Al-Ahli	28 February 2013	30 June 2013	14	8	4	2	057.1
Al-Raed	5 February 2016	17 June 2016	17	6	3	8	035.3
Al-Raed	4 February 2018	25 July 2018	12	7	1	4	058.3
Al-Shorta	8 August 2019	18 February 2020	13	5	3	5	038.5
Al-Shorta	9 December 2020	26 July 2021	41	20	10	11	048.8
Al-Qadsiah	8 January 2022	31 May 2022	20	8	6	6	040.0
Lebanon	3 August 2022	2 October 2023	13	5	3	5	038.5
Al-Arabi	24 January 2024	1 May 2024	12	7	3	2	058.3
Al-Tai	12 July 2024	12 October 2024	7	3	2	2	042.9
Total			199	88	48	63	044.2	—

Honours

Player

Club Brugge

• Belgian First Division: 1997–98
• Belgian Cup: 1995-96
• Belgian Super Cup: 1996, 1998

Anderlecht

• Belgian First Division: 2000–01
• Belgian Super Cup: 2000, 2001

Manager

Al-Ahli

• King Cup of Champions: 2011

Radnički Niš

• Serbian First League: 2011–12

Al-Shorta

• Iraqi Super Cup: 2019