Nebojša Petrović (; born 14 June 1960) is a

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manager and former player. His nickname is ''Maradona'', due to his resemblance to the famous Argentine footballer.

Club career

After coming through the youth system of

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

, Petrović made his

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

debut with

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. He played just 24 league games in his three seasons at Kantrida, eventually moving to

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 ...

side Rad in 1982. Between 1985 and 1988, Petrović spent three seasons with

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

. He subsequently joined Proleter Zrenjanin, helping them win promotion to the top flight in 1990.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Petrović served as manager of numerous clubs in his homeland and abroad, including Rad (three spells), Macedonian sides Sileks (two spells), and Pobeda, and FC Yerevan from Armenia.

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