Saša Ilić (footballer, born 1977)
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Saša Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Илић, pronounced [sâʃa îlitɕ]; born 30 December 1977) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Greek Super League club Atromitos.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Saša Ilić[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1977-12-30) 30 December 1977 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth | Požarevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atromitos (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1986–1996 | Partizan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2005 | Partizan | 200 | (98) |
2004 | → Celta (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2005–2007 | Galatasaray | 59 | (22) |
2007–2010 | Red Bull Salzburg | 34 | (8) |
2009 | → AEL (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2010–2019 | Partizan | 224 | (28) |
Total | 547 | (158) | |
International career | |||
2000–2008 | Serbia | 37 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2019 | Serbia U17 (assistant) | ||
2019–2020 | Serbia U16 | ||
2019–2020 | Serbia U21 (assistant) | ||
2021 | Serbia (assistant) | ||
2021–2022 | Čukarički | ||
2022–2023 | CSKA Sofia | ||
2023– | Atromitos | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
After spending more than 20 years at Partizan, both youth and senior teams, Ilić became the most capped player in the club's history with more than 800 appearances (official and friendlies). He won 18 trophies with the Crno-beli, including 11 national championship titles and seven national cups. Additionally, Ilić is Partizan's most capped player in European club competitions with 113 appearances.
At international level, Ilić was capped for his country under three different names, between 2000 and 2008, making a total of 37 appearances to his name. He represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.