Saša Ilić (footballer born 1977)
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Ilić with Partizan in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Saša Ilić | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Požarevac, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Partizan | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| 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 | → Larissa (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2010– | Partizan | 191 | (27) |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2008 | Serbia | 37 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2017. |
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Saša Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Илић; born 30 December 1977) is a Serbian professional footballer who captains Partizan. He is an attacking midfielder known for his creativity and precision passing, as well as his goalscoring ability.
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 14 trophies with the Crno-beli, including 10 national championship titles and four national cups. Additionally, Ilić is Partizan's most capped player in European club competitions with 106 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.
Born in Požarevac, Ilić initially came to Partizan in 1986 when his father took him to a training session led by Florijan Matekalo. He was officially registered by the club on 5 September 1988, eventually passing through all the youth ranks at Partizan. In order to gain some first team experience, Ilić also spent one season with Teleoptik.
Ilić made his competitive debut for Partizan on 26 October 1996, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 10–0 away victory over Borac Čačak, wearing the number 1 shirt. That was his only appearance in the 1996–97 season, in which the club defended the championship title. In the following season, Ilić made his debut on the international scene, providing a late second-half assist to Dragan Isailović, in a 1–0 home win over Croatia Zagreb on 23 July 1997. However, they were eliminated after a shocking 0–5 loss at Maksimir. On 23 August 1997, Ilić scored his first goal for Partizan, in a 3–2 away win against Vojvodina. He made a total of 25 league appearances that season, scoring three goals.
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