Full name Aleksandar Rodic Playing position Name Aleksandar Rodic | Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 ⁄2 in) Current team UF Monfalcone | |
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Date of birth (1979-12-26) 26 December 1979 (age 35) Place of birth Kozarska Dubica, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
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Aleksandar Rodic (born 26 December 1979) is a Serbian (born Slovenian) professional football player who plays for UF Monfalcone.
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Career
On transfer deadline day in January 2005, Rodic signed for English club Portsmouth, making his debut for Pompey as an 81st-minute substitute for Patrik Berger in a 2–1 victory over Middlesbrough. 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. Rodic was released in the summer of 2006 and signed by Bulgarian club Litex Lovech to partner Milivoje Novakovic, another Slovenian international and Litex attacker. In 2007 he moved to Interblock for 200,000 euros.[1][2] On 13 March 2009, Rodic was loaned out to Shanghai Shenhua of the Chinese Super League. In February 2010, he was loaned to another Chinese Super League club Qingdao Jonoon.
International
Rodic played as a striker for Slovenian club Gorica, helping them to several league titles. His performances for the club earned him caps for the Slovenian national team. He made his debut against Czech Republic on 9 February 2005.
Personal life
Rodic was born in Kozarska Dubica, SFR Yugoslavia in Bosnian Serb family. His younger sister Bojana is handball player. He married Slovenian triple jumper Snezana Rodic.