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Dramatic memoir ofSingaporean football legend.Incredibletrue-life story of Aleksandar Duric, who talks about: - Running away from his homeland, Bosnia, after refusing to play a part in the brutal Yugoslav Wars, which costthe life of his mother- Hitchhiking to the Olympic Games - Playing football in far-flung leaguesacross the world- Finding a home and building a familyin Singapore- Becoming top goalscorer in S-Leaguehistory and winning the S-League more times than anyone else- Becoming a Singaporean citizen, thechallenges of finding acceptance and shedding the term 'foreigner'- Playing for - and once captaining -the Singapore national team, despite his advancing years- Retirement - and what must bedone to save Singaporean football - 16 pages of full-colour photographs
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Beyond Borders, Aleksandar Duric, Glenn Wray
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2016
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- Titel
- Beyond Borders
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Aleksandar Duric, Glenn Wray
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2016
- Einband
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 9814751057
- ISBN13
- 9789814751056
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Sport, Sport & Outdoor, Persönlichkeiten
- Beschreibung
- Dramatic memoir ofSingaporean football legend.Incredibletrue-life story of Aleksandar Duric, who talks about: - Running away from his homeland, Bosnia, after refusing to play a part in the brutal Yugoslav Wars, which costthe life of his mother- Hitchhiking to the Olympic Games - Playing football in far-flung leaguesacross the world- Finding a home and building a familyin Singapore- Becoming top goalscorer in S-Leaguehistory and winning the S-League more times than anyone else- Becoming a Singaporean citizen, thechallenges of finding acceptance and shedding the term 'foreigner'- Playing for - and once captaining -the Singapore national team, despite his advancing years- Retirement - and what must bedone to save Singaporean football - 16 pages of full-colour photographs