Aleksandar Kolarov
Serbian footballer (born 1985)
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- Aleksandar Kolarov (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Коларов , Serbian pronunciation: [alɛksǎːndar kɔlǎrɔʋ] ; born 10 November 1985) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a left back.
- Kolarov began his career at Red Star Belgrade, but he did not break through and moved onto Čukarički in 2004.
- In 2010, he joined Manchester City, with which he won two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the League Cup.
- Kolarov made his senior international debut for Serbia in 2008 and earned 94 caps.
- He was named Serbian Player of the Year in 2011.
Aleksandar Kolarov (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Коларов, Serbian pronunciation: [alɛksǎːndar kɔlǎrɔʋ]; born 10 November 1985) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a left back. He is the current assistant coach of Serie A club Inter Milan.
Kolarov began his career at Red Star Belgrade, but he did not break through and moved onto Čukarički in 2004. Two years later, he joined OFK Beograd before moving abroad for the first time by signing for Lazio in Serie A, where he won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana in 2009. In 2010, he joined Manchester City, with which he won two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and the League Cup. He returned to Serie A in 2017 and saw out the remaining five years of his career with Roma and Inter Milan.
Kolarov made his senior international debut for Serbia in 2008 and earned 94 caps. Kolarov was a member of Serbia's squads for the 2008 Olympics, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He was named Serbian Player of the Year in 2011.
Club career
Early career
Born in the Belgrade municipality of Zemun, Kolarov grew up in the village of Vojka near Stara Pazova, where he took his first steps in football by playing for the local village club for a year before joining the Red Star Belgrade youth system in March 1997. After four years at Red Star, dissatisfied with playing time, he moved to the youth system of Obilić, spending 8 months there before getting cut.
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