Aleksandar Živković (footballer, born 1977)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Aleksandar Živković

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|07|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Niš, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Radnički Niš

| years1 = 1993–1994

| clubs1 = Radnički Niš

| caps1 = 9

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1994–1995

| clubs2 = Partizan

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1995–1998

| clubs3 = Radnički Niš

| caps3 = 75

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 1998–2000

| clubs4 = Rad

| caps4 = 55

| goals4 = 10

| years5 = 2000–2003

| clubs5 = Júbilo Iwata

| caps5 = 56

| goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2004

| clubs6 = Obilić

| caps6 = 28

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2005

| clubs7 = OFK Beograd

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2005

| clubs8 = Voždovac

| caps8 = 15

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2006–2009

| clubs9 = Shandong Luneng

| caps9 = 98

| goals9 = 16

| years10 = 2010

| clubs10 = Shenzhen Ruby

| caps10 = 28

| goals10 = 3

| years11 = 2011

| clubs11 = Guangzhou R&F

| caps11 = 24

| goals11 = 3

| totalcaps = 404

| totalgoals = 49

| nationalyears1 = 2001

| nationalteam1 = FR Yugoslavia

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2008

| nationalteam2 = Serbia Olympic (O.P.)

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

Aleksandar Živković ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Александар Живковић}}, {{IPA|sh|aleksǎːndar ʒǐːʋkoʋitɕ, alěksaːn-|pron}};{{cite web |url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=f1ZjXg%3D%3D|title=Aleksándar¹|quote=Aleksándar (Alèksāndar)|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=2018-03-17|language=sh}}{{cite web |url=http://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=f15jWxR8|title=žȋv|quote=Žívković|website=Hrvatski jezični portal|accessdate=2018-03-17|language=sh}} born 28 July 1977) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.{{Cite web | url=http://www.reprezentacija.rs/zivkovic-aleksandar-1977/ | title=Živković Aleksandar | language=Serbian | publisher=reprezentacija.rs | accessdate=11 March 2018}}

Club career

Živković made his senior debuts at his hometown club Radnički Niš, aged 16, which attracted the attention of Partizan. He spent just one year with the Crno-beli, before returning to Čair in 1995. Over the next three seasons, Živković played regularly for the side, making 75 league appearances and scoring six goals. He was subsequently transferred to Belgrade club Rad in 1998. After two seasons with the Građevinari, Živković moved abroad to Japan and joined Júbilo Iwata in mid-2000.{{Cite web | url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=5583&la=e | title=Aleksandar Zivkovic | publisher=soccer-db.net | accessdate=11 March 2018}} He helped the team win the Emperor's Cup in 2003.

In the 2004 winter transfer window, Živković returned to his homeland and signed for Obilić. He also played with OFK Beograd and Voždovac, before going abroad for the second time and joining Shandong Luneng in early 2006. Over the next four seasons, Živković helped the team win two Chinese Super League and one Chinese FA Cup. He also played for Shenzhen Ruby and Guangzhou R&F, before retiring from the game at the age of 34.

International career

In 2001, Živković made two appearances for FR Yugoslavia at the Kirin Cup. He also represented Serbia at the 2008 Summer Olympics as one of the three over-age players alongside Miljan Mrdaković and Vladimir Stojković.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zi/aleksandar-zivkovic-1.html |title=Aleksandar Živkovic |access-date=30 September 2020 |archive-date=16 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216031608/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zi/aleksandar-zivkovic-1.html |url-status=dead }}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup !colspan="2"\|League cup !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[https://www.jleague.jp/jsgoal_archive/official/detail.php?press_code=3861 J.League]{{in lang\|ja}}
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4"\|Júbilo Iwata \|2000 \|11	2	1	0	3	0	15	2
2001 \|13	0	1	0	7	1	21	1
2002 \|10	2	3	0	5	1	18	3
2003 \|22	3	0	0	9	2	31	5
colspan="2"\|Career total !56	7	5	0	24	4	85	11

Honours

;Júbilo Iwata

Emperor's Cup: 2003

;Shandong Luneng{{cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/11079/Aleksandar_Zivkovic.htmll|title=Živković, Aleksandar|publisher=National-football-teams.com |date=2019-08-22 |accessdate=2019-08-22}}