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Vladimir Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Петровић, ; born 1 July 1955) is a
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n
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and former player. He is widely known domestically by his nickname Pižon ( sr, Пижон), after the French for ''
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''.


Club career

During his playing career, he mostly played for
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 ...
and is one of the five Zvezdine zvezde (The Stars of Red Star) — the legends of the club. He started out at Red Star making his debut in 1971, at the age of 16. With the team, he won four
Yugoslav League Championship The Yugoslav First Federal Football League (Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
titles, one
Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...
and reached the final of the 1979 UEFA Cup Final, losing to
Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...
. In 1980, he was named the
Yugoslav Footballer of the Year The Croatian Footballer of the Year ( hr, Nogometaš godine) is the most prestigious annual association football award in Croatia. It is awarded by the newspaper ''Večernji list'' to the best Croatian football player in the preceding year, regardle ...
. In 1982, he moved abroad, and briefly played for
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; he joined the
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side in December 1982 and made 22 appearances in the 1982–83 season. At Arsenal he had a brief but memorable career and helped them reach the semi finals of both domestic cups (losing both to
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). He scored twice in the league against
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and
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and once in the
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quarter final against
Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
. In June 1983 he left Arsenal and subsequently played for
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and
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in
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, and
Royal Antwerp Royal Antwerp Football Club, often referred to as Royal Antwerp or simply Antwerp, is a Belgian football club based in the city of Antwerp. Founded around 1880 as ''Antwerp Cricket Club'' by English students residing in Antwerp, 15 years before ...
(1) and
Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (; nl, Standard Luik ; german: Standard Lüttich ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most ...
(16) in
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. In all he played 526 matches for the clubs.


International career

He also represented
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
34 times and played in the 1974 World Cup and
1982 World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy, who defeated West Germany 3–1 i ...
.


Managerial career

As assistant coach, Petrović won the
1990–91 European Cup The 1990–91 European Cup was the 36th season of the European Cup, a tournament for men's football clubs in nations affiliated to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It was won for the first time by Red Star Belgrade on penaltie ...
with Red Star, and as head coach when they won the 1996–97 FR Yugoslavia Cup. He guided the
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to a runners-up finish at the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. In 2005, Petrović managed the Chinese
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team to the double. On 14 September 2007 Petrović was named as coach of the Chinese national team. After China failed to qualify for the
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, he was sacked. On 2 June 2009 Petrović returned to Red Star Belgrade. As manager, Petrović was part of takeover of Red Star by the club's veterans, replacing caretaker/interim coach
Siniša Gogić Siniša Gogić ( sr-Cyrl, Синиша Гогић, ; el, Σίνισα Γκόγκιτς; born 20 October 1963) is a football manager and former professional player who played as a striker. At club level he played for Yugoslav clubs Radnički ...
. On 21 March 2010, Red Star officials unexpectedly sacked Petrović after a league defeat against Metalac. On 4 June 2010 he was named the manager of Romanian club Politehnica Timișoara. On 15 September 2010 Petrović was named the new head coach of
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 ...
. On 14 October 2011 the football association of Serbia announced they had terminated their contract with Petrović. In 2013, he was the head coach of the Iraq national team. On 13 December 2013, he was named the head of coach of the Yemen national team. In May 2014, he resigned following the expiration of the contract."Yemen Football." Yemen.fa. Ministry of Youth, 26 Dec. 2013. Web. 3 Mar. 2014. In 2015, Petrović managed
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, ...
.


Career statistics


Managerial statistics


Honours


Player


Club

Red Star Belgrade *
Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
: 1972–73, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1980–81 *
Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...
: 1981–82 *
UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...
runner-up: 1978–79


Manager

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 ...
: 1996–97 Dalian Shide *
Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...
:
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*
Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup (, abbreviated as CFA Cup) is the national knockout cup competition in China organized by the Chinese Football Association. Its current holders are Shandong Taishan, having beaten Shanghai Port in 2021 for a record seventh titl ...
:
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International

Serbia and Montenegro U21 *
UEFA Euro U21 The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the comp ...
runner-up:
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrovic, Vladimir 1955 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian footballers Yugoslav footballers Serbian football managers Serbian expatriate football managers Yugoslav First League players English Football League players Belgian First Division A players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Red Star Belgrade footballers Arsenal F.C. players Stade Brestois 29 players AS Nancy Lorraine players Standard Liège players Royal Antwerp F.C. players 1974 FIFA World Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Yugoslavia international footballers Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff Red Star Belgrade managers Atromitos F.C. managers China national football team managers FK Vojvodina managers FK Bor managers FC Politehnica Timișoara managers Yugoslav expatriate footballers Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate football managers in China Expatriate football managers in Romania Serbia national football team managers Yemen national football team managers OFK Beograd managers Association football midfielders Chinese Super League managers Serbian people of Croatian descent Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in England Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Yemen Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate football managers in Yemen Expatriate football managers in Iraq Expatriate football managers in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate football managers in Belarus Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus