Ivan Petrovic ( sr-Cyrl, Иван Петровић, born 11 January 1980) is a

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er.

Early life and Club career

He was born in

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(today

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), then part of

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(now

). He played many seasons for FK Napredak. In 2004, he was transferred to

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team

Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen () or ATSV Alemannia 1900 is a football in Germany, German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's 2. Bundesliga, second division, ''Alemannia'' enjoyed a three- ...

but after having an unsuccessful season and playing only four games he returned to Serbia. In 2006, he moved to the

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

and played for

Aboomoslem Football Club Aboomoslem Khorasan ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ابومسلم خراسان, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Abumislâm-e Xerasan''), commonly known as Aboomoslem, is an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, that compet ...

for two seasons which he became second best player of the whole 2007–08 IPL and the best foreign player of the season. For the next season he moved to Iranian champion

Persepolis F.C. Persepolis Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس, Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Perspolis) is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepolis was founded in 1 ...

where he made the most assists (9) in the 2008–09 season.

Global

On 1 May 2016, he made his league debut with Global in a 4-2 win against

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Club career statistics

Last Update: ''10 May 2013'' *Assists

Honours

Club

;

Shahin Bushehr Shahin Lian Shahrdari Bushehr Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال شاهین شهرداری بوشهر, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Shahin Shiherdari-ye Bushiher'') is an Iranian football club based in Bushehr, Iran. They are one of the most ...

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Cha ...

: Runner-up 2011–12

Individual

* Football Iran News & Events: Foreign player of the year (2007–08) * Iran Football Federation Award: Foreign player of the year (2007–08) *

: 2008–09 Most assists (9), shared with Esmail Farhadi and Mohammad Reza Khalatbari, Persepolis

References

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at PersianLeague * Sportspeople from Jagodina 1980 births Living people Serbian men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Jagodina players FK Obilić players Alemannia Aachen players F.C. Aboomoslem players Persepolis F.C. players Shahin Bushehr F.C. players Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines 2. Bundesliga players Persian Gulf Pro League players Global F.C. players Men's association football midfielders {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub