Aleksandar Petaković (; 6 February 1930 – 12 April 2011) was a Yugoslav and Serbian

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manager and player.

Club career

Petaković started out at Radnički Beograd, helping the club win promotion from the

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to the

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. He amassed over 150 appearances and scored more than 80 goals in the top flight during the course of eight seasons (

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–

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). After moving abroad, Petaković played for several years in France (

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), Belgium (

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), and the Netherlands ( Fortuna '54).

International career

At international level, Petaković was capped 19 times for

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between 1954 and 1959, scoring eight goals including a

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in a 5–0 friendly win over

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in May 1958. He was also part of the team in two

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(

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and

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Managerial career

Soon after hanging up his boots, Petaković started his managerial career at Sloga Kraljevo, taking over in October 1965. He spent two seasons in charge and led the club to promotion to the

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

in his final year. Subsequently, Petaković moved to Turkey, having spells as manager with Vefa ( 1967–68) and

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( 1968–69).

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Radnički Beograd *

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: 1950

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