Player: Aleksandar Kolarov

Nationality: Serbia (born in what was then SFR Yugoslavia; represented Serbia at senior level)

Birth: 10 November 1985, Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

• Position: Left-back / left wing-back (also played as left midfielder occasionally)
• Height: 1.87 m (6 ft 1½ in)
• Preferred foot: Left

Club career (selected):

• FK Čukarički (youth, early senior debut)
• OFK Beograd (2004–2007) — established himself in Serbian top flight
• FK Čukarički / Transfer to Crvena zvezda? — note: moved on to Lazio
• SS Lazio (2007–2010) — Serie A; became known for set-pieces and long-range shooting
• Manchester City (2010–2017) — Premier League; won multiple trophies including Premier League titles, FA Cup and League Cup; key attacking full-back and set-piece taker
• AS Roma (2017–2020) — Serie A; regular starter and penalty/set-piece taker
• Inter Milan (2020–2021) — short spell before retiring from top-level club football

International career:

• Represented Serbia (senior team) — debut in 2008
• Caps: over 80 appearances for Serbia (captain on several occasions)
• Goals: scored multiple international goals, often from free-kicks and penalties
• Tournaments: played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup; featured in UEFA Nations League and Euro qualifying campaigns

Playing style and strengths:

• Excellent left foot with strong long-range shooting and free-kick ability
• Attacking full-back who contributed assists and goals
• Physically imposing for a full-back, good aerial presence
• Set-piece specialist (free-kicks and penalties)

Honours (selected):

• Premier League: multiple titles with Manchester City
• FA Cup and League Cup: with Manchester City
• Domestic Italian cup finals and European competition appearances with Lazio and Roma

Retirement / Later career: Following his time at Inter, Kolarov moved away from top-tier club prominence; he has been widely regarded as one of Serbia's best modern full-backs and one of the Premier League's notable attacking left-backs during his Manchester City years.