Petar Divić (; born 11 July 1975) is a

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n former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Divić played for

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in the

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, as the club suffered relegation. He spent one season with the club in the

Serbian League Vojvodina Serbian League Vojvodina ( Serbian: Српска лига Војводина / Srpska liga Vojvodina) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League East ...

, before securing a transfer to Spanish club Toledo in the summer of 1996. On his league debut, Divić netted a

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in a 4–0 home win over

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. He, however, managed to score just one more goal in the remainder of the

1996–97 Segunda División The 1996–97 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. CP Mérida, UD Salamanca and RCD Mallorca were promoted to Primera División. Almería CF, Real Madrid B, Barcelona B and Écija were relegated ...

. In the summer of 1997, Divić returned to his homeland and joined

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Прва савезна лига / Prva savezna liga) was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed following the breakup of Yu ...

club

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. He failed to make an impact with the ''Građevinari'' and switched to ČSK Čelarevo in the 1998 winter

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, immediately helping them win promotion to the Second League. In the summer of 1999, Divić signed with

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma, ...

. He enjoyed a successful stint with the club, becoming the First League of FR Yugoslavia top scorer in the 2000–01 campaign with 27 goals. During his two and a half years with the ''Romantičari'', Divić scored a total of 56 league goals in 76 appearances. In December 2001, Divić moved abroad for the second time and joined

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. He scored seven times in 18 league games until the end of the 2001–02 season. Six months later, Divić was transferred to fellow Zweite Bundesliga club

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. He failed to score any goals in 15 league appearances.

International career

Divić earned two caps for

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, both at the

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in 2001. He initially came on as a half-time substitute for

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in a 0–2 loss to

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on 28 June. Six days later, on 4 July, Divić played the full 90 minutes in

Dragan Stojković Dragan Stojković ( sr-Cyrl, Драган Стојковић, ; born 3 March 1965), also known by the nickname Piksi (Пикси), is a Serbian former footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of the Serbia national team. Wi ...

's national team farewell against

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, as they lost 0–1.

Post-playing career

After serving as a caretaker in the final rounds of the

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, Divić was appointed manager of

in June 2017, following the club's relegation to the

Serbian League Belgrade Serbian League Belgrade ( Serbian: Српска лига Београд / Srpska liga Beograd) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League East, Serbian League Vojvodina and ...

. He resigned from the position in April 2018. Later that month, Divić took charge at his hometown club Dinamo 1945.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;ČSK Čelarevo *

: 1997–98

Individual

Top Scorer: 2000–01

References

External links

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