Dušan Belić | |
Fullname: | Dušan Belić |
Birth Date: | 29 March 1971 |
Birth Place: | Pančevo, SFR Yugoslavia |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthyears1: | 1986–1988 |
Youthclubs1: | PSK Pančevo |
Years1: | 1988–1991 |
Years2: | 1991–1995 |
Years3: | 1995–1996 |
Years4: | 1997–2006 |
Years5: | 2006–2007 |
Clubs1: | Dinamo Pančevo |
Clubs2: | Hajduk Belgrade |
Clubs3: | Dinamo Pančevo |
Clubs4: | Sint-Truiden |
Clubs5: | Serbian White Eagles |
Caps4: | 224 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalteam1: | Yugoslavia (futsal) |
Nationalyears1: | 1990–1991 |
Manageryears1: | 2007 |
Managerclubs1: | Serbian White Eagles (player-coach) |
Dušan Belić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Белић; born 29 March 1971) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and former head coach. He is currently the sporting director of FK Dinamo Pančevo.
He played for FK Hajduk Beograd, PSK Pančevo and FK Dinamo Pančevo.[1] [2] In 1997, he moved to Belgium where he would play for Sint-Truiden in the Belgian League for eight and a half years playing a total of 224 league matches.[3] [4] With the team, he reached the 2003 Belgian Cup Final.[5] [6]
In 2006, he moved to Canada where he played and captained the Serbian White Eagles FC under Dragoslav Šekularac.[7] He made his debut on 19 May 2006 against Italia Shooters. In his debut season, he clinched the International Division title, and helped the team post the best defensive record. He featured in the championship final against Italia Shooters but his team fell short after a 1-0 defeat.[8]
Belić was a goalkeeper for the Yugoslavia national futsal team that qualified for the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship but Yugoslavia was banned from competing due to international sanctions.[9]
Prior to the 2007 CSL season, Belić was named the player-coach for the Serbian White Eagles and Siniša Ninković was named the assistant coach.[10] Midway through the season, Belić resigned from his position in order to accept a scouting position in Slovenia. Ninković was then promoted to head coach.[11] In 2020, Belić was named the sporting director of Dinamo Pančevo.[12]
Belić has three sons: Ognjen, Luka and Kristijan and he holds both Serbian and Belgian citizenship.[9]