Aleksandro Petrović (born 16 March 1988) is a German

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for

TSV Buchbach TSV Buchbach is a German association football club from the village of Buchbach, Bavaria. The team is part of a larger sports club that also has departments for curling, gymnastics, skiing, and tennis. The footbal club formerly held the German ...

. Born in

SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1945 to 1963 as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as Socialist Yugoslavia or simply Yugoslavia, was a country ...

, he made one appearance for the Germany U17 national team.

Career

Born in

Teslić Teslić ( sr-cyrl, Теслић) is a town in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the central part of Republika Srpska, on the banks of the Usora (river), Usora River. As of 2013, the town has a population of 7,518 inhabita ...

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

, back then within

, Petrović played youth football with SV Stadtwerke München before joining the youth setup of

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

. He represented the Germany U17 national team. Having been released by Bayern Munich, he headed to Serbia, joining

FK Zemun Fudbalski klub Zemun (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Земун) is a Serbian professional football club based in Zemun, Belgrade, that competes in the Serbian First League. History Immediately after the end of the Second Wor ...

in January 2007 playing that season in

Serbian Superliga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

. After being relegated to

Serbian First League The Serbian First League (), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier in professional Serbia's football league. The league was formed in 2005, following a reshuffle of the second tier Serbo-Montenegr ...

, he stayed until next January when he was released. After six months without a club, he returned to Germany, joining

Dynamo Dresden Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden e.V., commonly known as SG Dynamo Dresden or Dynamo Dresden, is a German association football club based in Dresden, Saxony.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kasse ...

. In his first season at Dynamo, Petrovic made seven appearances in the

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...

, and was a regular for the

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, with 10 goals in 20 league appearances as the team won both the Landesliga Saxony and the

Saxony Cup The Saxony Cup (''Sachsenpokal'') is a regional German association football, football competition established in 1991 for clubs from Saxony who play in the 3. Liga, Regionalliga Nordost, the NOFV-Oberliga, the Landesliga Sachsen (the Saxon League ...

. He got his opportunity to be named in Dynamo's first-team squad after the start of the 2009–10 season when team players' injuries had him substitute for the first-team. After the appointment of

Matthias Maucksch Matthias Maucksch (born 11 June 1969) is a German former footballer who played as midfielder or defender and worked as a manager in different Teams of Germanys 4th and 3rd leagues. Playing career Maucksch came through the youth system at Dynam ...

as manager, he was almost ever-present in the first-team. Despite this, he was released at the end of the 2009–10 season. After six months without a club he joined

of the

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References

1988 births Living people Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Germany People from Teslić Footballers from Banja Luka Region German people of Serbian descent Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's youth international footballers Serbian SuperLiga players 3. Liga players FK Zemun players Dynamo Dresden players TSV Buchbach players 21st-century German sportsmen {{germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub