Vladimir Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Петровић, ; born 1 July 1955) is a
Serbia
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football manager and former player.
He is widely known domestically by his nickname Pižon ( sr, Пижон), after the
French for ''
pigeon
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''.
Club career
During his playing career, he mostly played for
Red Star Belgrade
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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. In 1980, he was named the
Yugoslav Footballer of the Year.
In 1982, he moved abroad, and briefly played for
Arsenal; he joined the
London
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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
Manchester United). He scored twice in the league against
Stoke City and
West Ham United
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and once in the
FA Cup
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quarter final against
Aston Villa. In June 1983 he left Arsenal and subsequently played for
Brest
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and
AS Nancy
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in
France
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, and
Royal Antwerp
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(1) and
Standard Liège
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They are one of the most ...
(16) in
Belgium
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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
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and
1982 World Cup
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.
Managerial career
As assistant coach, Petrović won the
1990–91 European Cup
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with Red Star, and as head coach when they won the
1996–97 FR Yugoslavia Cup. He guided the
Serbia and Montenegro national under-21 football team
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to a runners-up finish at the
2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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Italy U-21s won the competition for the fifth time. Italy's A ...
.
In 2005, Petrović managed the Chinese
Dalian Shide
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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
2010 World Cup, 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. 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
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. 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 Karaburm ...
.
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
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runner-up:
1978–79
Manager
Red Star Belgrade
*
FR Yugoslavia Cup
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:
1996–97
Dalian Shide
*
Chinese Super League
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:
2005
*
Chinese FA Cup
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:
2005
International
Serbia and Montenegro U21
*
UEFA Euro U21
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runner-up:
2004
References
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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