Slobodan Petrović (footballer) explained

Slobodan Petrović
Fullname:Slobodan Petrović
Birth Date:2 October 1948
Birth Place:Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Partizan
Years1:1966–1972
Years2:1972–1979
Clubs1:Partizan
Clubs2:Nürnberg
Caps1:98
Caps2:175
Goals1:10
Goals2:23

Slobodan Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Петровић; born 2 October 1948) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

He was also known as Dane Petrović.[2]

Biography

Petrović was born in Belgrade on 2 October 1948.[1] He became a member of the pioneer team of Partizan at the age of six where he was coached by Florijan Matekalo. He has a brother, Miodrag, who also played for Partizan.[3] At the age of seventeen, he made his debut for the first team of Partizan against Radnički in Niš. He played a total of 209 matches for the club.[3] He continued his career in Nürnberg, for which he played about 400 matches overall in seven seasons and was the first foreign captain of a German team.[2]

After the end of his playing career, he went into business and owns and operates a chicken farm.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Slobodan Petrovic . . 4 May 2022 . de.
  2. News: Nešić . Miroslav . Sportski spomenar . . 11 November 2018 . 4 May 2022 . sr.
  3. News: Svi igrači Partizana od 1945. godine do danas, koji su odigrali makar 1 meč u crno-belom dresu . . 4 May 2022 . sr.