SINGAPORE: Singapore great Aleksandar Duric will bid farewell to one of football’s most extraordinary and prolific careers when he plays his last match on Friday at the age of 44.
The Yugoslav-born marksman is credited with more goals in a single league than any other active player, and he is the second oldest international goal-scorer in football history.
Along the way, Duric kayaked for newly formed Bosnia at the 1992 Olympics and played in Sweden, Hungary, China and Australia before making his home in Singapore in 1999.
The Tampines Rovers striker, with 376 Singapore club goals to his name, will sign off at Jalan Besar stadium with the cheers of a grateful public ringing in his ears.
Duric made his debut for Singapore at the age of 37, after receiving citizenship, and compiled 24 goals in 53 games, helping his adopted country win two Southeast Asian titles. He scored in the 3-0 win over Malaysia in 2012 at the age of 42 years and 105 days, second only to the US Virgin Isles’ Keithroy Cornelius who found the net aged 43 in 2011. (AFP)