football
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manager and former player who is the manager of
Serbian SuperLiga
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OFK Beograd
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in the 1985–86 season, as the club suffered relegation from the top flight of Yugoslav football. He was transferred to Partizan in the 1989 winter transfer widow. In the following five years, Petrić won one league title and two national cups, before transferring to Scottish club Dundee United in November 1993. He immediately became a first-team regular under manager
Ivan Golac
Ivan Golac ( sr-cyr, Иван Голац, ; born 15 June 1950) is a Yugoslav former professional football player and manager.
A Yugoslav international right-back, he is best known as a player and manager of FK Partizan, of Belgrade. In the Un ...
, winning the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Tannadice
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earned him a move to Rangers in July 1995. Petrić remained with the club for three years, helping them secure their ninth league title in a row, before a spell in England with
Crystal Palace
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. He scored once for the club in a 1–1 draw against
Sheffield United
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.
In the summer of 1999, Petrić moved to Greece and joined
AEK Athens
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. He left the club after only a few months and returned to Scotland when Jim Jefferies signed him for Hearts in December 1999. Petrić remained with Hearts until March 2001, leaving the club two years before the end of his contract by mutual consent. He scored once for Hearts in a 3–2
UEFA Cup
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win over
VfB Stuttgart
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.
After six months of training with his former club Partizan, Petrić was loaned to Chinese club
Sichuan Dahe
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in March 2002. He briefly stayed there, before retiring from the game.
1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
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, as the team won the tournament. He was later called up to the Yugoslavia senior national team's UEFA Euro 1992 squad. However, the country was eventually banned from the tournament due to the
Yugoslav Wars
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.
Petrić collected a total of five caps for the senior national team of his country between 1989 and 1997.
Post-playing career
Between 2007 and 2008, Petrić served as general secretary of Partizan. He was subsequently named vice-president of the club in October 2008, alongside
Zoran Mirković
Zoran "Bata" Mirković ( sr-cyrl, Зоран Бата Мирковић, ; born 21 September 1971) is a retired Serbian footballer and current manager.
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Mirković made his first appearance for FK Rad during the 1990– ...
. They both left their positions by September 2009.
In December 2012, Petrić was appointed manager of
Bežanija
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. He left the club in late 2013. Subsequently, together with Ivan Tomić, Petrić was named as assistant to
Serbia
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caretaker
Ljubinko Drulović
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He spent the most notable part of his playing career in Portugal, with stints at Porto and Benfica – ...
Zemun
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, both in 2015, Petrić became manager of
Serbian SuperLiga
The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...
club Čukarički in September 2016. His contract was terminated by mutual consent after three months.
In June 2017, Petrić was appointed manager of Rad.
In September 2020, Petrić was named the new head coach of Slovenian top division side Gorica, replacing Borivoje Lučić. He resigned only three months later, when Gorica was in last place after 17 rounds.
On 12 August 2022, Petrić returned to Partizan, being appointed as the new manager of the club.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Partizan
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First League of FR Yugoslavia
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1992–93
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Yugoslav Cup
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Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1993–94
Rangers
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Scottish Premier Division
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Scottish League Cup
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FIFA World Youth Championship
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1987
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UEFA Under-21 Championship
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: runner-up
1990
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