Saša Ćurčić
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Saša Ćurčić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Ћурчић; born 14 February 1972) is a Serbian former professional footballer, coach and reality television personality.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1972-02-14) 14 February 1972 (age 52) | ||
Place of birth | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
25. maj Kovilovo | |||
Pionir Besni Fok | |||
Trudbenik | |||
OFK Beograd | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1993 | OFK Beograd | 59 | (5) |
1993–1995 | Partizan | 74 | (14) |
1995–1996 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | (4) |
1996–1998 | Aston Villa | 29 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Crystal Palace | 23 | (5) |
1999 | MetroStars | 9 | (2) |
2000 | Motherwell | 5 | (0) |
Total | 227 | (30) | |
International career | |||
1991 | SFR Yugoslavia | 1 | (0) |
1995–1998 | FR Yugoslavia | 13 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2021–2022 | Borac Lazarevac | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Bolton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace. He also played in the Scottish Premiership for Motherwell, in Major League Soccer for the MetroStars and in his native country for OFK Beograd and Partizan. He was also capped 14 times for the national team of FR Yugoslavia. Since retirement, Ćurčić has appeared as a reality tv personality and has appeared on Serbian versions of Celebrity Big Brother and The Farm as well as Parovi.