Petar Puača (; born 14 April 1972) is a

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

n former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

After failing to receive any playing time at

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

in the 1990–91 season, Puača moved 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, ...

, making his first senior appearances during the

1991–92 Yugoslav First League The First League of Yugoslavia's 1991/1992 season was the 64th edition of the Yugoslav First League, the premier football club competition of SFR Yugoslavia. It was the last edition in which professional football teams from SR Bosnia and Herzegovi ...

. He spent two more years with the ''Romantičari'', before switching to

Obilić Obiliq, ) or Obilić ( sr-cyr, Обилић, ), also referred to as Kastriot ( sq-definite, Kastrioti, ) is a town and municipality in Kosovo. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) estimate from the 2011 census, there were 21,549 peo ...

in 1994. During the 1996 winter transfer window, Puača was transferred to

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

. Following his stint with

Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs IF (full name Helsingborgs Idrottsförening), commonly referred to as HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish first tier, Allsvenskan, following promotion in the 2021 Superet ...

in the

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, Puača moved to Italy and joined

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club

Cremonese Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...

in 1998, initially on trial. He appeared eight times and scored two goals in the second half of the 1998–99 season, as the club finished bottom of the table. After playing for

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

and

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in the

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 ...

, Puača moved to Cyprus and joined

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...

in the summer of 2001. He was released in February 2002. Before retiring from the game, Puača also briefly played for

Borac Čačak Borac may refer to: * FK Borac Banja Luka, a football club from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina ** RK Borac Banja Luka, an affiliated team handball club ** OK Borac, an affiliated volleyball club * FK Borac Čačak, a football club from Čačak ...

and

Nyíregyháza Spartacus Nyíregyháza (, sk, Níreďháza) is a City with county rights, city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. With a population of 118,001, it is the Cities of Hungary#Largest cities in ...

Career statistics

Honours

;Red Star Belgrade *

FR Yugoslavia Cup The Serbia and Montenegro Cup was an association football knockout cup tournament of Serbia and Montenegro played between 1992 and 2006, after which Serbia and Montenegro became separate nations. The competition was the continuation of the old M ...

: 1995–96

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Puaca, Petar AEK Larnaca FC players Allsvenskan players Men's association football forwards Cypriot First Division players Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Hungary Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Sweden First League of Serbia and Montenegro players FK Borac Čačak players FK Obilić players FK Partizan players FK Vojvodina players FK Zeta players Helsingborgs IF players Nemzeti Bajnokság II players Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC players OFK Beograd players Red Star Belgrade footballers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbian footballers Serie B players Footballers from Belgrade U.S. Cremonese players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav footballers 1972 births Living people