Saša Ilić (footballer, born 1972)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saša Ilić | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Broadmeadow Magic | |||
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Grafičar Beograd | ||
| 1993–1996 | Radnički Beograd | 61 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 |
St. Leonards Stamcroft | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–2002 | Charlton Athletic | 51 | (0) |
| 2000 | → West Ham United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | ZTE | 4 | (0) |
| 2003 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Barnsley | 25 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Blackpool | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Aberdeen | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | Leeds United | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 152 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2001 | FR Yugoslavia | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Saša Ilić (
Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Илић, pronounced [sâʃa ǐːliːt͡ɕ] or [îːliːt͡ɕ]; born 18 July 1972) is a Serbian Australian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper
.
Club career
Born in Melbourne, Ilić started playing soccer with
First League of FR Yugoslavia
.
Ilić later joined
First Division play-off final. After Charlton's relegation in 1998–99, Ilić lost his place in the team to new signing Dean Kiely.[1]
In February 2000 he went on loan to
West Ham United but made just one appearance - a 4–0 defeat at home to Everton in the Premier League.[2] In September 2001 he went on loan to Portsmouth
and made seven appearances.
Ilić left Charlton in 2002 and joined Hungarian side
Manchester United in a UEFA Champions League qualifier. ZTE won the first leg 1–0 but lost the second leg 5–0, a game in which Ilić was also sent off for a foul on Ruud van Nistelrooy.[3]
In February 2003 he returned to Portsmouth to provide back up to Shaka Hislop and Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi.[4] However he made no appearances as Portsmouth won promotion to the Premier League, and then joined Barnsley in August 2003.[5]
International career
Ilić made two appearances for the
FR Yugoslavia national football team. His debut was in December 1998 in a friendly match against Israel as a second-half substitute[6] and his second and last appearance was in a home loss against Russia during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.[7]
References
- ^ "Pick a number..." talkfootball. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ "Barmby treble smashes Hammers". BBC. 26 February 2000. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Rampant Reds on the march". BBC. 27 August 2002. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Transfers - February 2003". BBC Sport. 7 February 2003.
- ^ "Transfers - August 2003". BBC Sport. 5 September 2003.
- ^ "Yugoslavia National Team List of Results 1990-1999".
- ^ "Serbia National Team List of Results 2000-2009".
