Gabriel Petrović Explained

Gabriel Petrović
Fullname:Gabriel Petrović
Height:1.86 m
Birth Date:25 May 1984
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Position:Midfielder
Years1:2002–2003
Years2:2004
Years3:2005
Years4:2006
Years5:2007–2008
Years6:2009–2015
Years7:2016–2018
Clubs1:AIK
Clubs2:FC Café Opera United
Clubs3:AIK
Clubs4:IFK Mariehamn
Clubs5:FC Väsby United
Clubs6:IF Brommapojkarna
Clubs7:IFK Mariehamn
Caps1:7
Caps2:21
Caps3:14
Caps4:23
Caps5:60
Caps6:155
Caps7:74
Goals1:0
Goals2:1
Goals3:0
Goals4:1
Goals5:9
Goals6:7
Goals7:2
Nationalyears1:2000–2001
Nationalyears2:2001–2003
Nationalteam1:Sweden U17
Nationalteam2:Sweden U19
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalcaps2:14
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0
Totalcaps:354
Totalgoals:20

Gabriel Petrović (born 25 April 1984) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

He was a defensive midfielder with both Swedish and Bosnian citizenship..[1]

Starting his youth career with AIK, he developed all the way up to the first team squad in the beginning of the 2002 season. On 6 April 2002, he made his league debut, entering the pitch in the 70th minute.[2] Following year he played another 6 matches in the league and 2 in the first round of the UEFA cup. In 2005, he played another 14 games for the side and contributed when the club, after only one year in the second division, immediately advanced to the first league. After his contract wasn't renewed, he joined Finnish first team IFK Mariehamn. His first and only year there was successful as the club ended the season in 5th place and he finished second in the assist league, with many of them coming from corners and set pieces. He spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons with Väsby United, which at the time played in 3rd tier league, Division 1. His first year was a success as the team finished second in the league which led to promotion to the Superettan. The team managed a successful run in the 2007 Swedish Cup as they were sent out late in the semifinals against Kalmar, losing 4-1 home at Vilundavallen.[3]

In summer of 2008, AIK offered him a lucrative contract, but he refused as he wanted to concentrate on his team's performance in the league and continue his studies in the School of Naprapathy in Stockholm. In end of 2008, he was transferred to IF Brommapojkarna, newly promoted to the Allsvenskan.

After the 2018 season with IFK Mariehamn, Petrović retired from football.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gabriel Petrovic . svenskfotboll.se . . Swedish . 10 May 2010.
  2. Web site: GABRIEL PETROVIC - SJU ALLSVENSKA MATCHER SOM 18-ÅRING . Anders Johrén . 2007 . aik.se . . Swedish . 10 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120223114823/http://www.aik.se/fotboll/aikindex.html?%2Ffotboll%2Fhistorik%2F500aikare%2Fgabrpetr.html . 23 February 2012 .
  3. Web site: Spelprogram - Svenska Cupen, Herrar . svenskfotboll.se . Swedish Football Association . Swedish . 10 May 2010.
  4. http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2018/12/23/veikkausliigan-siirrot-talvella-2018-2019 Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019