Dušan Belić

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dušan Belić

| image = Dusan Belic - photo.jpg

| image_size = 240px

| caption = Belić in 2007

| fullname = Dušan Belić

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|3|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pančevo, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = {{height|m=1.82}}

| 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

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| caps4 = 224

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| goals4 = 0

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| 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.

Playing career

=Club career=

He played for FK Hajduk Beograd, PSK Pančevo and FK Dinamo Pančevo.{{Cite news|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2009&mm=04&dd=28&nav_id=357872|title=Liga bez briga 5 - Kanada|agency=B92|access-date=2017-05-01|language=sr-Latn-RS}}{{Cite web|url=http://en.eufo.de/football/squad/st.-truidense-vv/1998-99|title=St.-Truidense VV 1998-99|website=en.eufo.de|access-date=2019-08-17}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.gva.be/cnt/oid104979/archief-dusan-belic-stvv-moet-niet-meer-omkijken|title=Dusan Belic: 'STVV moet niet meer omkijken'|agency=Gazet van Antwerpen |last=Clerinx|first=Marc|access-date=2017-05-01|date=2001-04-06|language=nl-BE}}{{Cite web|url=http://footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.dusan.belic.69852.en.html|title=Dusan Belic|website=footballdatabase.eu|access-date=2017-05-01}} With the team, he reached the 2003 Belgian Cup Final.{{Cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0190-0f8e9943a76d-c8595665cbf8-1000--la-louviere-edge-out-lommel-juniors/|title=La Louvière edge out Lommel juniors|last=|first=|agency=UEFA|access-date=2021-09-28|date=2003-04-16|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/g3fc7n8l|title=Dusan Belic ontkent dat STVV'ers zich lieten omkopen|last=Reunes|first=Marc|work=Nieuwsblad.be|access-date=2021-09-28|date=2005-02-03|language=nl-BE}}

In 2006, he moved to Canada where he played and captained the Serbian White Eagles FC under Dragoslav Šekularac.{{Cite web|last=Adamson|first=Stan|date=November 16, 2018|title=IMPORT PLAYERS FOR A BRIGHTER CANADIAN SOCCER LEAGUE – Canadian Soccer League|url=https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/import-players-for-a-brighter-canadian-soccer-league/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116232447/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/import-players-for-a-brighter-canadian-soccer-league/ |archive-date=2018-11-16 |access-date=2020-07-20|website=canadiansoccerleague.ca|language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=October 15, 2006|title=2006 CSL season|url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2006CSL_Season.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628214135/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca:80/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2006CSL_Season.pdf |archive-date=2014-06-28 |access-date=|website=canadiansoccerleague.ca}}

=International career=

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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/oid17626/archief-stvv-keeper-belic-was-ooit-aanvaller-en-ref |title=STVV-keeper Belic was ooit aanvaller én ref|agency=Gazet van Antwerpen |last=Liberloo|first=Kristof|access-date=2018-03-06|date=2001-03-02|language=nl-BE}}

Post-playing career

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.{{Cite web|last=Stojkov|first=Nenad|date=May 15, 2007|title=Bow and Start…|url=http://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/serbianwhiteeagles.ca/SerbianWhiteEagles%20Old%20Website/en/vesti.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808153543/http://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/serbianwhiteeagles.ca/SerbianWhiteEagles%20Old%20Website/en/vesti.html |archive-date=2017-08-08 |access-date=2020-07-20|website=serbianwhiteeagles.ca}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/serbianwhiteeagles.ca/SerbianWhiteEagles%20Old%20Website/en/vesti.html|title=Serbian White Eagles Soccer Club|website=serbianwhiteeagles.ca|access-date=2017-05-01|archive-date=2017-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808153543/http://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/serbianwhiteeagles.ca/SerbianWhiteEagles%20Old%20Website/en/vesti.html|url-status=dead}} In 2020, Belić was named the sporting director of Dinamo Pančevo.{{Cite web|last=Damjanov|first=Slobodan Rora|date=|title=Dušan Belić – Traganje za smislom fudbalske igre|url=https://prastanjeuspeha.rs/asovi-iz-komsiluka/dusan-belic-traganje-za-smislom-fudbalske-igre/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923232121/http://prastanjeuspeha.rs/asovi-iz-komsiluka/dusan-belic-traganje-za-smislom-fudbalske-igre/ |archive-date=2020-09-23 |access-date=2020-11-06|website=|language=en-US}}