Slavko Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Славко Петровић; born 10 August 1958) is a Serbian professional
football manager
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and former
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Playing career
Petrović was a goalkeeper at
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 ...
. Although he made no league appearances for them, he went to Germany, where he spent most of his career playing with
Fortuna Düsseldorf
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Founded in 1895, Fo ...
,
Rot-Weiss Essen and
Wormatia Worms
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.
He won the
1979–80 DFB-Pokal
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while playing for Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Managerial career
Early career
During the late 1990s, Petrović became a manager in Germany, getting the job of assistant manager at
Karlsruher SC
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in 1997 after coaching Alemannia Groß-Rohrheim and
Amicitia Viernheim
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earlier. In the following season, he moved to
SV Darmstadt 98 where he became the main manager. Until 2006, he was the manager of
Carl Zeiss Jena,
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga.
Founded in 1895, Fo ...
and
Waldhof Mannheim. During the season 2007–08, he was coaching
Zalaegerszegi in Hungary.
In January 2011, Petrović returned to Serbia and became the manager of
SuperLiga club
Borac Čačak. At the start of the
2011–12 season, he became the coach of
Rad.
Radnik Bijeljina
On 5 September 2014, Petrović became the new manager of
Bosnian Premier League
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club
Radnik Bijeljina. He won the
Bosnian cup with Radnik in the
2015–16 season, making that the club's highest achievement in its history.
Željezničar
2016–17 season
Petrović replaced
Miloš Kostić as
Željezničar manager after a terrible start to the
2016–17 season where the club was winless in four consecutive matches, three of which were lost (two at home) and without scoring a single goal. Since Petrović arrived, he guided the club to the
2017–18 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round, having lost only two games in the league out of 25 games played (scoring 2.16 goals per game). At one point the club managed to stay top of the league for five weeks, but ultimately finished second overall due to a dubious penalty decision in injury time (game Radnik Bijeljina vs
Zrinjski Mostar 1–2; while at the same time
Sarajevo
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beat Željezničar in the
Sarajevo derby 1–0), allowing Zrinjski to overtake Željezničar and win the
Bosnian championship; a first domestic title for, Zrinjski manager at the time,
Blaž Slišković
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, with Željezničar a point behind.
Throughout the league, Željezničar played simultaneously in the
2016–17 Bosnian Cup, where they were eliminated in the semifinals stage to the eventual cup winner
Široki Brijeg
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Name
...
. Under Petrović, Željezničar forward
Ivan Lendrić finished as
top goalscorer of the league with 19 scored goals.
2017–18 season
Petrović received support to remain as Željezničar for the next
season
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. However just one day before the start of the season and the league match against
GOŠK Gabela, Petrović was sacked.
Sloboda Tuzla
In September 2017, Petrović was named the new manager of
Sloboda Tuzla, after
Vlado Jagodić left the club. He led Sloboda to the
2017–18 Bosnian cup semi-final, where the club lost to eventual cup winners Željezničar. Petrović also led Sloboda to a 10th-place finish in the league. Before the beginning of the
2018–19 season, Petrović left Sloboda.
Return to Radnik Bijeljina
On 13 January 2020, Petrović returned to Radnik Bijeljina years after leaving the club back in the summer of 2016. In his first game back, Petrović's team drew against his former club Željezničar 0–0 in a league match on 22 February 2020. His first win since his return to Radnik came on 7 March 2020, a 5–1 home win against
Zvijezda 09. Petrović decided to leave Radnik on 16 November 2020, saying that pressure and constant threats from fans forced him to make that decision.
Olimpik
On 12 December 2020, Petrović became the new manager of
Olimpik. In his first league game as Olimpik manager, Petrović's team beat fis former club Radnik Bijeljina on the same day that he became manager. After the end of the
2020–21 season and Olimpik's relegation, Petrović left the club.
Spartak Subotica
On 18 April 2022, Petrović was appointed manager of Serbian SuperLiga side
Spartak Subotica. He successfully led the club to safety from relegation in the remainder of the
season
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. On 20 September 2022, Petrović left Spartak by mutual consent.
Tuzla City
On 8 January 2024, Petrović returned to the Bosnian Premier League, becoming manager of relegation threatened
Tuzla City. His first match in charge was against
Velež Mostar in the
Bosnian Cup on 9 February 2024, which ended in a 3–2 defeat. Following two more league defeats to
Borac Banja Luka and
Posušje
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, Petrović recorded his first win as Tuzla City manager on 2 March 2024, a 2–0 home victory against Zvijezda 09. Following a 5–1 home defeat to Sarajevo on 29 March, he terminated his contract and left the club on 31 March.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Player
Fortuna Düsseldorf
*
DFB-Pokal
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:
1979–80
Manager
Radnik Bijeljina
*
Bosnian Cup:
2015–16
References
External links
Slavko Petrovićat wormatia.de
Slavko Petrovićat FuPa
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1958 births
Living people
Footballers from Belgrade
Men's association football goalkeepers
Yugoslav men's footballers
Red Star Belgrade footballers
Fortuna Düsseldorf players
Rot-Weiss Essen players
Wormatia Worms players
Serbia and Montenegro football managers
Serbian football managers
SV Darmstadt 98 managers
FC Carl Zeiss Jena managers
Fortuna Düsseldorf managers
SV Waldhof Mannheim managers
Zalaegerszegi TE managers
FK Borac Čačak managers
FK Rad managers
FK Radnik Bijeljina managers
FK Željezničar Sarajevo managers
FK Sloboda Tuzla managers
FK Olimpik managers
FK Spartak Subotica managers
FK Tuzla City managers
Regionalliga managers
Oberliga (football) managers
Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers
Serbian SuperLiga managers
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Germany
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Serbian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Hungary
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Expatriate football managers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina