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Petrović Dynasty
Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Петровић, ;) is a South Slavic language patronymic surname literally meaning ''Peter's son'', equivalent to the English last name of Peterson. In Eastern Slavic naming customs its counterpart is "Petrovich". The surname was notably used by the House of Petrović-Njegoš, and by Karađorđe Petrović. Petrović is the second most frequent surname in Serbia. It is also the 11th most common in Croatia, with 9,614 carriers (2011 census). It is the third most common surname in the Osijek-Baranja County, the fourth most common in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and ninth most common in the City of Zagreb. Notable people *Aleksandar Petrović (footballer, born 1914) (1914–87), former Serbian football player and manager *Aleksandar Petrović (film director) (1929–1994), Serbian film director *Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born February 1959), Croatian professional basketball coach and former player *Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born October 1959 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Slavic Language
The South Slavic languages are one of three branches of the Slavic languages. There are approximately 30 million speakers, mainly in the Balkans. These are separated geographically from speakers of the other two Slavic branches (West Slavic languages, West and East Slavic languages, East) by a belt of German language, German, Hungarian language, Hungarian and Romanian language, Romanian speakers. History The first South Slavic language to be written (also the first attested Slavic language) was the variety of the Eastern South Slavic spoken in Thessaloniki, now called Old Church Slavonic, in the ninth century. It is retained as a liturgical language in Slavic Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox churches in the form of various local Church Slavonic language, Church Slavonic traditions. Classification The South Slavic languages constitute a Dialect continuum#South Slavic continuum, dialect continuum. Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin constitute a single dialect wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandar Petrović (footballer, Born 8 February 1985)
Aleksandar Milorad Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Петровић; born February 8, 1985) is a Serbian former footballer. Career Born in Belgrade, Petrović began his career in his native country, Serbia when he played for FK BASK. He played three seasons with BASK. During the 2006/07 season, he moved to FK Mladost Lučani and later on played two seasons with Mladost Lučani. He later on moved to FK Rad in the Serbian SuperLiga. During the 2010/11 season, he moved to FK Sloboda Point Sevojno. For the 2011 season, he played with Serbian club, FK Novi Pazar in the Serbian SuperLiga. Early in 2012 Petrović joined FK Radnički Niš in Serbian First League. After a year at Radnički Niš, he moved to the champions of the 2011 AFC Cup The 2011 AFC Cup was the eighth edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia. Allocation of entries per association *2 teams qualifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goran Petrović
Goran Petrović (; 1 July 1961 – 26 January 2024) was a Serbian writer and academic. Biography Goran Petrović was born in Kraljevo, Serbia. He studied Yugoslav and Serbian literature at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology. He received the most prominent award in Serbian literature, the NIN Award, in 2000, for his novel ''Sitničarnica "Kod srećne ruke"''. Before his death, he worked and lived in Belgrade. Petrović was a member of the Serbian Literary Association, the Serbian PEN Centre and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Petrović published 115 editions and the following books: the short prose pieces ''Saveti za lakški život'' (''Advices for an Easier Living'', 1989), the novel ''Atlas opisan nebom'' (''Atlas Described by Sky'', 1993), the collection of short stories ''Ostrvo i okolne priče'' (''The Island and Stories Around'', 1996), the novel ''Opsada crkve Svetog Spasa'' (''The Siege of the Church of Holy Salvation,'' 1997), the novel ''Sitničarn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dušan Petrović
Dušan Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Петровић, ; born 8 September 1966) is a Serbian former politician, a former long-time member of Democratic Party (Serbia), Democratic Party (DS) and the former Minister of Agriculture, Trade, Forestry and Water Management between 2011 and 2012 and former Minister of Justice in the Government of Serbia between 2007 and 2008. Leader of the broken-off wing of DS, he was the chairman of the Together for Serbia party from 2013 to 2016. Biography Petrović completed elementary and high school in his hometown of Šabac, and graduated from the University of Belgrade's University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, Law School. From 1992 to 2000 he worked as a lawyer, and from 2000 to 2004 he was the mayor of Šabac, as well as a Member of parliament, deputy in the House of Citizens in the Parliament of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He is the member of the Democratic Party since 1992, and he progressed from the position of its local council in Šab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dražen Petrović
Dražen Petrović (; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s with Cibona and Real Madrid before joining the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1989. A star on multiple international basketball stages, Petrović earned two silver medals (Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1988, Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1992) and one bronze (Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984) at the Basketball at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympic Games, a gold (1990 FIBA World Championship, 1990) and a bronze (1986 FIBA World Championship, 1986) at the FIBA World Cup, and a gold (EuroBasket 1989, 1989) and a bronze (EuroBasket 1987, 1987) at the FIBA EuroBasket. He was the FIBA World Championship MVP in 1986 and the FIBA EuroBasket MVP in 1989. With KK Cibona Zagreb, Cibona Zagreb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draško Petrović
Draško Petrović, MSc ( sr-cyr, Драшко Петровић; born 1965 in Belgrade) is a Serbian politician and businessman. He graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School before going on to obtain a master's degree from the Faculty of Transport at the same university. In May 1990 he became one of the founding members of the Democratic Party's (DS) Youth Wing. In July 1992, he was amongst the group that left DS and led by Vojislav Koštunica founded the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS). Between 1992 and 1997 he was a Member of the Serbian Parliament on the DSS list as part of the DEPOS coalition. From December 2000 until February 2008, Petrović was the CEO of Telekom Srbija, the biggest telecommunications company in Serbia. He was one of the longest serving CEOs of a state controlled company in Serbia and gained a reputation as an exceptional manager. He was succeeded at the post by Branko Radujko. Since March 2009 Draško has been appointed to the Democratic Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsea F
Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria, a suburb ** Chelsea railway station, Melbourne Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia, a community * Chelsea, Quebec, a municipality United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament constituency), a former parliamentary constituency at Westminster until the 1997 redistribution ** Chelsea (London County Council constituency), 1949–1965 ** King's Road Chelsea railway station, a proposed railway station ** Chelsea Bridge, a bridge across the Thames ** Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea, a former borough in London United States * Chelsea, Alabama, a city * Chelsea (Delaware City, Delaware), a historic house * Chelsea, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Chelsea, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Chelsea, Iowa, in Tama County * Chelsea, Maine, a town * Chelsea, Massachusetts, a city ** Bellingham Square station, which includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đorđe Petrović (footballer)
Đorđe Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе Петровић; born 8 October 1999) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League side Chelsea, and the Serbia national team. Club career FK Čukarički Petrović was part of the FK Čukarički academy from 2014, going on to break in to the Serbian SuperLiga club's first team in 2019, following a loan to Serbian League club FK IMT for the 2018–19 season. Petrović made 78 league appearances for Čukarički, as well as four Serbian Cup appearances, and four UEFA Europa Conference League appearances. New England Revolution On 6 April 2022, Petrović signed with Major League Soccer club New England Revolution on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Petrović recorded his first clean sheet for his new club on 26 June 2022. Recording six saves in a 0–0 draw away at BC Place against the Vancouver Whitecaps. His efforts earned him a spot on the week 16 MLS Team of the Week. During the month of Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danilo Petrović (tennis)
Danilo Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Данило Петровић, ; born 24 January 1992) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 137 on 19 October 2020 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 205 on 28 May 2018. Petrović won two singles and two doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour. Professional career 2018 Petrović made his Davis Cup debut for Serbia Davis Cup team, Serbia in the 2018 Davis Cup World Group play-offs against India. Partnered with Nikola Milojević (tennis), Nikola Milojević, he defeated Rohan Bopanna and Saketh Myneni in straight sets, securing Serbia a decisive 3–0 lead after the second day's play. Serbia went on to win the tie 4–0. 2019 He won his first ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger title in Jerusalem by defeating Filip Peliwo in the final. 2020 Petrović achieved his best career result at the 2020 Forte Village Sardegna Open, which was only h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danilo I, Prince Of Montenegro
Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyr, Данило I Петровић-Његош; 25 May 1826 – 13 August 1860) was the ruling Prince of Montenegro from 1851 to 1860. The beginning of his reign marked the transition of Montenegro from a traditional theocratic form of government (Prince-Bishopric) into a secular Principality. He became involved in a war with the Ottoman Empire in 1852, the Porte claiming jurisdiction in Montenegro, and the boundaries between the two countries were not defined until 1858. Danilo, with the help of his elder brother, Voivode Mirko, defeated the Ottomans at Ostrog in 1853 and in the Battle of Grahovac in 1858. The town of Danilovgrad is named after him. Rise to power as Prince When Petar II Petrović-Njegoš died, the Senate, under the influence of Đorđije Petrović (the wealthiest Montenegrin at the time), proclaimed Petar's elder brother Pero Tomov as Prince (not bishop, or ''Vladika''). Nevertheless, in a brief struggle for power, Pero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branimir Petrović
Branimir Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Бранимир Петровић; born 26 June 1982) is a Serbian football coach and a former midfielder. Playing career He was part of the Serbia and Montenegro team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where they exited in the first round, finishing last in Group C behind gold-medal winners Argentina, Australia and Tunisia. He made two appearances. Coaching career On 3 September 2022, Petrović was hired as an assistant manager by Russian Premier League club Khimki Khimki (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately northwest from central Moscow, and is part of the Moscow metropolitan area. History Origins and formation Khimki was initially a railway station that had existed sin .... He was assisting Spartak Gogniyev, who was previously his teammate as a player at KAMAZ and Ural. References External links Russian Premier League profile* {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrovic, Branimir 1982 births Footballers from Užice Livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biljana Petrović
Biljana Petrović (née Bojović; born 28 February 1961) is a retired Serbian high jumper. She set her personal best on 22 June 1990, jumping 2.00 metres at a meet in Saint-Denis, near . She competed for Yugoslavia at the in |
