Aleksandar Rodić (, ; born 26 December 1979) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for Itala San Marco. Career At the beginning of his career Rodić played in Serbia. He made 3 appearances for FK Proleter Zrenjanin in the 1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia. On transfer deadline day in January 2005, Rodić signed for English club Portsmouth, making his debut as an 81st-minute substitute for Patrik Berger in a 2–1 victory over Middlesbrough. However, he failed to hold down a regular place in the team and the following season (2005–06) he was loaned to Turkish club Kayserispor. Rodić was released in the summer of 2006 and was signed by Bulgarian club Litex Lovech to partner Milivoje Novaković, another Slovenian international and Litex attacker. He made 16 appearances in the league, managing 1 goal. After leaving the team, Rodić accused club owner Grisha Ganchev, manager Ljupko Petrović and the administrative personnel at the team of a lack of professionalism. In 2007, he moved to Interblock for 200,000 euros. On 13 March 2009, Rodić was loaned out to Shanghai Shenhua of the Chinese Super League. In February 2010, he was loaned to another Chinese Super League club, Qingdao Jonoon. International Rodić played as a striker for Slovenian club Gorica, helping them to several league titles. His performances for the club earned him caps for the Slovenian national team. He made his debut against Czech Republic on 9 February 2005. Personal life Rodić was born in Bosanska Dubica, SFR Yugoslavia in Bosnian Serb family. His younger sister Bojana is handball player. He married Slovenian triple jumper Snežana Rodić. Career statistics International International goals Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first. References External links Player profile at NZS Player profile at PrvaLiga 1979 births Living people People from Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Slovenia Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Slovenian people of Serbian descent Slovenian footballers Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in England Association football forwards ND Gorica players NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players Expatriate footballers in England Premier League players Portsmouth F.C. players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Litex Lovech players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Qingdao Hainiu F.C. (1990) players Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. players Tianjin Tianhai F.C. players Kayserispor footballers Belgian Pro League players Süper Lig players Chinese Super League players China League One players Slovenian PrvaLiga players FK Proleter Zrenjanin players Red Star Belgrade footballers