Petar Divić (; born 11 July 1975) is a Serbian

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manager and former player.

Club career

Divić played for Dinamo Pančevo in the 1994–95 Second League of FR Yugoslavia, as the club suffered relegation. He spent one season with the club in the

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, before securing a transfer to Spanish club

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in the summer of 1996. On his league debut, Divić netted a

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in a 4–0 home win over

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. He, however, managed to score just one more goal in the remainder of the

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. In the summer of 1997, Divić returned to his homeland and joined

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club Rad. He failed to make an impact with the ''Građevinari'' and switched to

side ČSK Čelarevo in the 1998 winter

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, immediately helping them win promotion to the Second League. In the summer of 1999, Divić signed with

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. He enjoyed a successful stint with the club, becoming the First League of FR Yugoslavia top scorer in the 2000–01 campaign with 27 goals. During his two and a half years with the ''Romantičari'', Divić scored a total of 56 league goals in 76 appearances. In December 2001, Divić moved abroad for the second time and joined

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. He scored seven times in 18 league games until the end of the 2001–02 season. Six months later, Divić was transferred to fellow Zweite Bundesliga club

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. He failed to score any goals in 15 league appearances.

International career

At international level, Divić earned two caps for

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, both at the

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in 2001. He initially came on as a half-time substitute for Milivoje Ćirković in a 2–0 loss to

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on 28 June. Six days later, on 4 July, Divić played the full 90 minutes in Dragan Stojković's national team farewell against

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, as they lost 1–0.

Managerial career

In April 2017, Divić was appointed as caretaker manager of

for the final weeks of the 2016–17 season. He was hired on a permanent basis in June 2017, following the club's relegation to the

Serbian League Belgrade Serbian League Belgrade ( Serbian: Српска лига Београд / Srpska liga Beograd) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third tier of professional football in Serbia. The other three sections are Serbian League East, Se ...

. In April 2018, Divić resigned from the position. He subsequently took charge of his hometown club Dinamo 1945.

Career statistics

Honours

ČSK Čelarevo *

: 1997–98 Individual *

top scorer: 2000–01

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Divic, Petar 1975 births Living people Footballers from Pančevo Men's association football forwards Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers Serbian men's footballers FK Dinamo Pančevo players CD Toledo players FK Rad players FK ČSK Čelarevo players OFK Beograd players 1. FC Union Berlin players SV Eintracht Trier 05 players FK Smederevo 1924 players Vasas SC players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players Segunda División players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players 2. Bundesliga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbian football managers OFK Beograd managers FK Sloga Kraljevo managers