Ilija Petković

Ilija Petković
	Petković in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	22 September 1945
Place of birth	Knin, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Date of death	27 June 2020 (aged 74)
Place of death	Belgrade, Serbia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Dinara Knin
Senior career*
Years	Team
1964–1973	OFK Beograd
1973–1976	Troyes
1976–1983	OFK Beograd
Total
International career
1968–1974	Yugoslavia
Managerial career
1990–1993	OFK Beograd
1993–1995	Servette
1997–1998	FR Yugoslavia (assistant)
1998–1999	Avispa Fukuoka
1999–2000	Aris Thessaloniki
2000–2001	FR Yugoslavia
2001	Shanghai Shenhua
2002	Sichuan Guancheng
2003–2006	Serbia and Montenegro
2009–2010	Incheon United
2010	Al Ahli Doha
2013	Gyeongnam FC
2017	Serbia U20
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Yugoslavia
European Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ilija Petković (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Петковић, pronounced [ǐlija pětkoʋitɕ]; 22 September 1945 – 27 June 2020) was a Serbian footballer and manager. From the early 1990s until his death, Petković was a football manager, with his most notable appointment being with the Serbia and Montenegro national team.

Petković played 43 games for Yugoslavia, and participated in UEFA Euro 1968, and in the 1974 FIFA World Cup where he scored a goal in a big 9–0 win against Zaire. He played much of his career between 1964–1983 in OFK Beograd, with a stint in the middle in Troyes AC between 1973–1976.

He began his coaching career in 1990 with his original club, OFK Beograd, and coached many clubs. He coached Yugoslavia three times, first as an assistant in 1997–98, then in 2000–01, following Vujadin Boškov's departure after UEFA Euro 2000.

Coaching career

In late December 2009, Petković accused Dragan Stojković of starting a media smear campaign against him back in late May 2006 right before the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Petković claimed that he refused to name some Red Star players in the final squad that the club was looking to sell at a better price by having them showcased at the World Cup, all of which prompted Stojković's ire.^[1] Stojković denied such claims.^[2]

Death

Petković died on 27 June 2020 in Belgrade after complications with his ulcer breaking and getting infected with COVID-19.^[3]

References

^ Ilija Petković: "Piksi me namestio jer nisam hteo njegove igrače u reprezentaciji"; sportske.net, December 31, 2009
^ Dragan Stojković odgovorio na optužbe: Nisam zvao Petka da prodaje igrače Zvezde Archived 2010-01-12 at the Wayback Machine; Blic, January 9, 2010
^ "Preminuo Ilija Petković, legendarni nogometaš i trener". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

External links

[1] Ilija Petković: "Piksi me namestio jer nisam hteo njegove igrače u reprezentaciji"; sportske.net, December 31, 2009

[2] Dragan Stojković odgovorio na optužbe: Nisam zvao Petka da prodaje igrače Zvezde Archived 2010-01-12 at the Wayback Machine; Blic, January 9, 2010

[3] "Preminuo Ilija Petković, legendarni nogometaš i trener". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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