Aleksandar Kolarov

Club

_Retired Soccer

Position

Left-Back

Nationality

Serbia

Date of birth

1985-11-10

Birthplace

Belgrad, Jugoslawien (SFR)

Height

187 cm

Weight

83 kg

Shirt number

11

Signing / transfer fee

£1.35m

Aleksandar Kolarov (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Коларов, born 10 November 1985) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Inter Milan and captains the Serbia national team. Although primarily a left-back, Kolarov can also operate as a centre-back and anywhere along the left flank and is known for his overlapping attacking runs on the wing, his powerful ball-striking ability with his left foot, and his accuracy from free kicks. He was named Serbian Player of the Year in 2011.

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.

Kolarov made his senior international debut for Serbia in 2008 and has since earned over 70 caps. Kolarov was a member of Serbia's squads for the 2008 Olympics, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.