Saša Petrović (, born 31 December 1966) is a Montenegrin

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and former goalkeeper.

Playing career

Club

After playing for OFK Titograd, he moved to

FK Budućnost Podgorica Fudbalski Klub Budućnost Podgorica (Cyrillic: Будућност Подгорица, , lit. "Future") is a Montenegrin football club from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is competing in the Montenegrin First League. Its colours are blue and white. ...

where he would spend almost a decade, being the only exception a loan season at FK Sutjeska Nikšić. Next he played two seasons 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, ...

. In 1996, he would sign with another

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n club, Jeonnam Dragons of

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. In 1997, he will play one season in Spanish Second League club Elche CF before returning to OFK in 1998–99. He finished his career playing again with Shandong until 2000, coached by Serbian manager

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International

He played one match for the FR Yugoslavia national team on 28 January 1998, in a friendly match against Tunisia, a 3–0 win. He came on as a late substitute for

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Managerial career

In August 2015, he became the assistant manager of

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at Serbian SuperLiga side

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 ...

.Saša Petrović
at Red Star Belgrade official website, retrieved 13-8-2015

Honours

Club

* Shandong Jinan Taishan/

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Chunnam Dragons The Jeonnam Dragons (Korean: 전남 드래곤즈) are a South Korean professional football club based in the city of Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 2, the second tier of South Korean football. The Dragons play thei ...

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References

External sources

Career story
at Reprezentacija.rs. *
Stats in OFK Beograd
from OFK Beograd unofficial website. * 1966 births Living people Footballers from Podgorica Association football goalkeepers Yugoslav footballers Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbia and Montenegro international footballers OFK Titograd players FK Budućnost Podgorica players FK Sutjeska Nikšić players OFK Beograd players Shandong Taishan F.C. players Jeonnam Dragons players Elche CF players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Chinese Super League players K League 1 players Segunda División players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in China Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate footballers in South Korea Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate footballers in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Montenegrin football managers FK Kom managers OFK Grbalj managers FK Budućnost Podgorica managers FK Sutjeska Nikšić managers FK Mornar managers {{Montenegro-footy-bio-stub