Petar Jelić ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Јелић; born 18 October 1986) is a Bosnian Serb former international

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Club career

Jelić played for FK Modriča Maxima in the

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until he signed with

1. FC Nürnberg 1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg (, en, 1. Football Club Nuremberg) or simply Nürnberg, is a German association football club in Nuremberg, Bavaria, who currently compete in the 2. Bund ...

of the

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. Nürnberg had loaned Jelić to Second Division side

FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. Formed in 1903 and initially associated with the Carl Zeiss AG factory, they were one of the strongest clubs in East Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s, winning the DDR-Obe ...

, but he could not gain a place in the first team. After his return to Nuremberg, he was sold to

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, ...

. In summer 2010 he joined Russian side

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where he stayed until summer 2013, with an exception of a loan to

FC Dinamo Tbilisi FC Dinamo Tbilisi ( ka, დინამო თბილისი, ) is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi, Georgia, that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top flight of Georgian football. Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the mo ...

in 2011. In summer 2013 he returned to Serbia and joined Serbian SuperLiga side FK Novi Pazar. Jelić transferred to

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side

Guangdong Sunray Cave Shaanxi Wuzhou Football Club () was a Chinese professional football club based in Xi'an, Shaanxi which last played in the China League One division. The club was originally formed on February 5, 2007 as Guangdong Sunray Cave F.C. and was once own ...

on 23 March 2014. In summer 2014 he returned to Serbia and joined FK Rad. In his debut in the

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he scored five goals in the victory over Voždovac by 6–1. He set the record of goals per game (5) since the formation of the Serbian SuperLiga in 2006.

International career

He made his debut for

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in a May 2006

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away against

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and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was another friendly, 5 days later against

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Personal life

Jelić's father,

Milan Jelić Milan Jelić ( sr-cyrl, Милан Јелић; 26 March 1956 – 30 September 2007) was a Bosnian Serb politician. From 9 November 2006 until his death from a heart attack on 30 September 2007, he was the 6th President of Republika Srpska. Born ...

, was a Bosnian Serb politician and the 6th President of Republika Srpska.

Honours

Player

Individual

Performance * Bosnian Premier League Top Goalscorer: 2005–06 (19 goals)

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