Aleksander Rodić (born 26 December 1979) is a Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

n football player who currently plays for Tianjin Songjiang.

Career

Rodić was born in Kozarska Dubica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia.

On transfer deadline day in January 2005, Rodić signed for English

England

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 club Portsmouth

Portsmouth F.C.

Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...

, making his debut for Pompey as an 81st minute substitute for Patrik Berger

Patrik Berger

Patrik Berger is a retired Czech footballer. He has played in Czech Republic, Germany, and England. He is best remembered for his time at Liverpool....

 in a 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

. However, he failed to hold down a regular place in the team and the following season (2005–06) he was loaned to Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 club Kayserispor

Kayserispor

Kayserispor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Kayseri. Formed in 1966, Kayserispor are nicknamed Anadolu Yıldızı . The club colours are red and yellow, and the club play their home matches at Kadir Has Stadium.The club have won one Türkiye Kupası, in 2008...

. Rodić was released in the summer of 2006 and signed by Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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n club Litex Lovech to partner Milivoje Novakovič

Milivoje Novakovic

Milivoje Novakovič is a Slovenian footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln and the Slovenia national team.-Club career:...

, another Slovenian international and Litex attacker. In 2007 he moved to Interblock for 200,000 euros.^{http://sportal.bg/article/?Keywords=%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%87&submit=%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0&ID=17461http://sportal.bg/article/?Keywords=%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%87&submit=%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0&ID=17690}
On 13 March 2009, Rodić was loaned out to Shanghai Shenhua

Shanghai Shenhua

Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...

 of the Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League

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. In February 2010, he was loaned to another Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League

The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...

 club Qingdao Jonoon.

International

Rodić played as a striker for Slovenian club NK Gorica, helping them to several league titles. His performances for the club earned him caps for the Slovenian national team

Slovenia national football team

The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....

.

External links

• Player profile - NZS
• Player profile - PrvaLiga
• Player profile - TFF
• Profile at Playerhistory.
• Career at National-football-teams.