Vladimir Petrović Explained

Vladimir Petrović
Fullname:Vladimir Petrović
Birth Date:1 July 1955
Birth Place:Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1972–1982
Clubs1:Red Star Belgrade
Caps1:257
Goals1:49
Years2:1982–1983
Clubs2:Arsenal
Caps2:13
Goals2:2
Years3:1983–1985
Caps3:48
Goals3:10
Years4:1985–1986
Caps4:37
Goals4:5
Years5:1986–1987
Clubs5:Standard Liège
Caps5:31
Goals5:5
Years6:1987–1988
Clubs6:Nancy
Caps6:29
Goals6:1
Totalcaps:415
Totalgoals:72
Nationalyears1:1973–1982
Nationalcaps1:34
Nationalgoals1:5
Manageryears1:1992–1993
Managerclubs1:Radnički Beograd
Manageryears2:1993
Managerclubs2:Borac Banja Luka
Manageryears3:1996–1997
Managerclubs3:Red Star Belgrade
Manageryears4:1999–2000
Managerclubs4:Atromitos
Manageryears5:2000–2001
Managerclubs5:Slavia Mozyr
Manageryears6:2002–2004
Managerclubs6:Serbia and Montenegro U21
Manageryears7:2004
Managerclubs7:Vojvodina
Manageryears8:2005–2006
Managerclubs8:Dalian Shide
Manageryears9:2007–2008
Managerclubs9:China
Manageryears10:2009–2010
Managerclubs10:Red Star Belgrade
Manageryears11:2010
Managerclubs11:Politehnica Timișoara
Manageryears12:2010–2011
Managerclubs12:Serbia
Manageryears13:2013
Managerclubs13:Iraq
Manageryears14:2013–2014
Managerclubs14:Yemen
Manageryears15:2015
Managerclubs15:OFK Beograd
Medaltemplates: (as manager)

Vladimir Petrović (Serbian: Владимир Петровић, pronounced as /ʋlǎdimiːr pětroʋitɕ/; born 1 July 1955) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

He is widely known domestically by his nickname Pižon (Serbian: Пижон), after the French for pigeon.

Club career

During his playing career, he mostly played for Red Star Belgrade and is one of the five Zvezdine zvezde (The Stars of Red Star) — the legends of the club.

He started out at Red Star making his debut in 1971, at the age of 16. With the team, he won four Yugoslav League Championship titles, one Yugoslav Cup and reached the final of the 1979 UEFA Cup Final, losing to Borussia Mönchengladbach. In 1980, he was named the Yugoslav Footballer of the Year.

In 1982, he moved abroad, and briefly played for Arsenal; he joined the London side in December 1982 and made 22 appearances in the 1982–83 season. At Arsenal he had a brief but memorable career and helped them reach the semi-finals of both domestic cups (losing both to Manchester United). He scored twice in the league against Stoke City and West Ham United and once in the FA Cup quarter final against Aston Villa.[1] In June 1983 he left Arsenal and subsequently played for Brest and AS Nancy in France, and Royal Antwerp (1) and Standard Liège (16) in Belgium. In all he played 526 matches for the clubs.[2]

International career

He also represented Yugoslavia 34 times and played in the 1974 World Cup and 1982 World Cup.[3]

Managerial career

As assistant coach, Petrović won the 1990–91 European Cup with Red Star, and as head coach when they won the 1996–97 FR Yugoslavia Cup. He guided the Serbia and Montenegro national under-21 football team to a runners-up finish at the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[4]

In 2005, Petrović managed the Chinese Dalian Shide team to the double.[5] On 14 September 2007, Petrović was named as coach of the Chinese national team. After China failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, he was sacked.[6]

On 2 June 2009, Petrović returned to Red Star Belgrade.[7] As manager, Petrović was part of takeover of Red Star by the club's veterans, replacing caretaker/interim coach Siniša Gogić. On 21 March 2010, Red Star officials unexpectedly sacked Petrović after a league defeat against Metalac.

On 4 June 2010, he was named the manager of Romanian club Politehnica Timișoara.

On 15 September 2010, Petrović was named the new head coach of Serbia. On 14 October 2011, the football association of Serbia announced they had terminated their contract with Petrović.

In 2013, he was the head coach of the Iraq national team. On 13 December 2013, he was named the head of coach of the Yemen national team. In May 2014, he resigned following the expiration of the contract.[8] In 2015, Petrović managed OFK Beograd.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Star Belgrade1972–73272????272
1973–74317????317
1974–75265????265
1975–76121????121
1976–77100????100
1977–78289????289
1978–79275????275
1979–80285????285
1980–81236????236
1981–82293????293
1982–83166????166
Total25749????25749

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecord
PlayedWDLGFGA+/-Win %
Red Star Belgrade1 July 19963 August 1997
Atromitos7 September 199927 January 2000
Slavia Mozyr1 July 20002 August 2001
Serbia and Montenegro U211 July 200230 June 2004
VojvodinaDecember 2004December 2004
Dalian ShideJuly 2005December 2006
ChinaSeptember 2007July 2008
Red Star BelgradeJune 2009March 2010
Politehnica TimișoaraJune 2010September 2010
SerbiaSeptember 2010October 2011
IraqFebruary 2013September 2013
YemenDecember 2013May 2014
OFK BeogradJuly 2015August 2015
Total

Honours

Club

Red Star Belgrade

1972–73, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1980–81

1981–82

Manager

Red Star Belgrade

1996–97

Dalian Shide

2005

2005

International

Serbia and Montenegro U21

Notes and References

  1. News: Vladimir Petrovic... the adored failure. arsenal.com. 27 March 2013 . 5 January 2016 .
  2. http://www.b92.net/sport/fudbal/vesti.php?yyyy=2007&mm=09&dd=14&nav_id=263514 Pižon i zvanično selektor Kine
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20080615135447/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=56207/index.html FIFA.com – FIFA Player Statistics: Vladimir PETROVIC
  4. http://www.reprezentacija.rs/petrovic-vladimir/ Petrović Vladimir
  5. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/petrovicvladimir/ Vladimir Petrovic – Fussballdaten – Die Fußball-Datenbank
  6. http://shanghaiist.com/2008/07/07/chinese_national_soccer_team_releas.php Chinese national soccer team releases head coach Vladimir Petrovic
  7. http://www.mtsmondo.com/gallery/index.php?id=2331 Pižon ponovo na "Marakani", MTS Mondo, 3 June 2009
  8. "Yemen Football." Yemen.fa. Ministry of Youth, 26 Dec. 2013. Web. 3 Mar. 2014.