Aleksandar Rodić

Aleksandar Rodić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Родић, pronounced [aleksǎːndar rǒːditɕ, alěksaːn-];^[1][2] born 26 December 1979) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a forward.

Aleksandar Rodić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-12-26) 26 December 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Bosanska Dubica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1989–1998	Borac Kozarska Dubica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Borac Kozarska Dubica
1999–2000	Proleter Zrenjanin	3	(0)
2000	Red Star Belgrade	0	(0)
2001	Westerlo	6	(0)
2001–2002	Verbroedering Geel	30	(3)
2002–2004	Gorica	60	(18)
2005	Portsmouth	4	(0)
2005–2006	Kayserispor	16	(7)
2006–2007	Litex Lovech	16	(1)
2007–2010	Interblock	34	(6)
2009	→ Shanghai Shenhua (loan)	28	(5)
2010	→ Qingdao Jonoon (loan)	25	(7)
2011–2012	Tianjin Songjiang	44	(13)
2013	Chengdu Blades	23	(2)
2014–2015	Olimpija Ljubljana	33	(7)
2015	UF Monfalcone	8	(3)
2016–2017	Itala San Marco
International career
2005	Slovenia	9	(1)
Managerial career
2025	Izola
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

At the beginning of his career, Rodić played in FR Yugoslavia. He made three appearances for Proleter Zrenjanin during the 1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia season.^[3]

On transfer deadline day in January 2005, Rodić signed for English club Portsmouth,^[4] making his debut as an 81st-minute substitute for Patrik Berger in a 2–1 victory over Middlesbrough.^[5] However, he failed to hold down a regular place in the team and the following season (2005–06) he was loaned to Turkish club Kayserispor. Rodić was released in the summer of 2006 and was signed by Bulgarian club Litex Lovech to partner Milivoje Novaković, another Slovenian international and Litex attacker.^[6] He made 16 appearances in the league, managing 1 goal. After leaving the team, Rodić accused club owner Grisha Ganchev, manager Ljupko Petrović and the administrative personnel at the team of a lack of professionalism.^[7] In 2007, he moved to Interblock for 200,000 euros.^[8][9] On 13 March 2009, Rodić was loaned out to Shanghai Shenhua of the Chinese Super League.^{[citation needed]} In February 2010, he was loaned to another Chinese Super League club, Qingdao Jonoon.^[10]

International career

While Rodić was playing for Slovenian club Gorica, he underwent extraordinary naturalization on the recommendation of the Football Association of Slovenia.^[11] He made his debut for the Slovenia national team against the Czech Republic on 9 February 2005 and went on to make a total of nine appearances for the team, all in 2005.^[12]

Personal life

Rodić was born in Bosanska Dubica, SFR Yugoslavia to a Bosnian Serb family. In 2006, he married Slovenian triple jumper Snežana Vukmirović.^[13]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Slovenia	2005	9	1
Total		9	1

Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodić goal.

List of international goals scored by Aleksandar Rodić

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 March 2005	Arena Petrol, Celje, Slovenia	Belarus	1–0	1–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification