Full name Aleksandar Rankovic Name Aleksandar Rankovic Role Footballer | Current team Free agent Height 1.73 m Years Team Date joined 2005 | |
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Date of birth (1978-08-31) 31 August 1978 (age 37) Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
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Aleksandar Ranković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Ранковић; born 31 August 1978) is a Serbian retired footballer.
Club career
Ranković started his professional career with FK Rad, making his first appearances in 1997, at the age of 19. In 2002, Dutch side SBV Vitesse showed interest for the player and brought him into the Eredivisie, where he played as a first team regular for three seasons. In 2005, he moved to fellow Eredivisie participants ADO Den Haag where he became one of their key players.
Ranković hit the news in January 2007, when he was sent off in a 3–1 defeat to AZ, match in which he also scored a goal. The incident took place after the referee Kevin Blom awarded a penalty to AZ, and Ranković pushed Blom whilst shouting "When I see you in the city, I'll kill you". Ranković received a five match ban for the death threats. He later apologized for the incident.
On 22 June 2011, Ranković signed a one-year deal with FK Partizan.