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Vid Belec
Slovenian footballer

Vid Belec

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Slovenian footballer
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Maribor, Maribor City Municipality, Podravska statistical region, Slovenia
Age
34 years
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Height:
192
Weight:
88
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Biography

Vid Belec (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈʋíːd ˈbéːləts]; born 6 June 1990) is a Slovenian football goalkeeper who plays for Carpi.

Club career

Internazionale

Signed by Internazionale along with Rene Krhin at the age of 16, Belec spent 3½ seasons with F.C. Internazionale Milano Primavera team. In the first season he was a backup for Paolo Tornaghi and won the Primavera Scudetto that season. He also played for Campionato Nazionale Allievi under-17 youth team in 2006–07 season. In 2007–08 season, at first he had to compete with Enrico Alfonso for the starting place in Primavera team until Alfonso left the club in January 2008. He then became the fourth keeper of Inter's first team. (except in UEFA Champions League, which eligible to B list since January 2009) and as the first choice in Primavera, which won 2008 Torneo di Viareggio with team and finished as the league runner-up. Under José Mourinho, Belec received several first team call-up since 2008–09 season and made his first team debut on 17 July 2009, on a pre-season friendly. He also played at World Football Challenge.

In November 2009, he signed a reported 5-year contract with the club.

Crotone

On 6 July 2010, Belec completed a loan to Serie B club Crotone. He made his debut on 5 September 2010 after Emanuele Concetti was not available. He then became the first choice goalkeeper ahead of Concetti since round 18.

However, in 2011–12 Serie B, his former Inter "team-mate" Giacomo Bindi took the starting place from round 2 to 4 and again since round 9, made Belec becoming the understudy. However, after a 0–3 defeat to Brescia, Belec re-took the starting place. Despite Leonardo Menichini was sacked again on 23 January and replaced by caretaker Massimo Drago, Belec remained as the starting keeper of Drago's squad.

Return to Internazionale

Belec returned to Inter during the summer 2012 window after his loan deal to Crotone expired. He was kept as a third choice keeper behind Samir Handanovič and Luca Castellazzi. He made his first team debut on 30 August as a substitute in a UEFA Europa League game against FC Vaslui to replace Antonio Cassano after starting goalkeeper Castellazzi was sent off.

Sporting Clube Olhanense

On 15 July 2013, Belec completed a loan to Sporting Clube Olhanense, from the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Konyaspor

On 1 September 2014 Belec was signed by Konyaspor in a temporary deal. On 2 February 2015 the loan was terminated.

Carpi

In summer 2015 he terminated his contract with Internazionale. On 31 August 2015 he signed with Carpi F.C. 1909 for one season. He made his debut in Serie A in a win against Torino on 10 October 2015. After debut he became a regular starter in first eleven for Carpi. On 30 May 2016 he signed a new 2-year deal with Carpi.

Belec wore number 27 shirt in the first season and no.12 shirt in the second season.

International career

Belec received a call-up to 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification. He was the first choice in 2008 and 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification.

Belec received a call-up to Slovenia national under-21 football team in September 2010, he was the backup of Jan Koprivec. On 1 October, he received another call-up against Hungary, which the team was composed with players that eligible to 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship (born 1990 or after). However he did not play that match.

He received a call-up from the senior team in February 2011, after the injury of Samir Handanović, for a friendly match against Albania.

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