Vladimir Petrović

This article is about the Serbian football coach. For the Serbian ambassador to the United States, see Vladimir Petrović (ambassador). For the Croatian footballer, see Vladimir Petrović (footballer, born 1972).

Vladimir Petrović

Personal information
Date of birth	(1955-07-01) 1 July 1955
Place of birth	Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1982	Red Star Belgrade	497	(117)
1982–1983	Arsenal	13	(2)
1983–1985	Royal Antwerp	48	(10)
1985–1986	Brest	37	(5)
1986–1987	Standard Liège	31	(5)
1987–1988	Nancy	29	(1)
Total		655	(140)
International career
1973–1982	Yugoslavia	34	(5)
Managerial career
1996–1997	Red Star Belgrade
1999	Bor
1999–2000	Atromitos
2000–2001	Slavia Mozyr
2002–2004	Serbia and Montenegro U-21
2004	Vojvodina
2005–2006	Dalian Shide
2007–2008	China
2009–2010	Red Star Belgrade
2010	FC Timişoara
2010–2011	Serbia
2013	Iraq
2013–2014	Yemen
2015	OFK Beograd
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vladimir Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Петровић, born July 1, 1955 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is widely known domestically by his nickname Pižon (Template:Lang-sr), after the French for pigeon. He was last working as manager of OFK Beograd.

Club career

During his playing career, he mostly played for Red Star Belgrade and is one of only five Zvezdine zvezde (stars of the 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 five Yugoslav League Championship titles, six Yugoslav Cups and reached the final of the 1979 UEFA Cup, 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. 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.

International career

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

Managerial career

Petrović during the friendly match between Bulgaria and Serbia. 17-11-2010, Sofia, Bulgaria.

As assistant coach, he won the 1990–91 European Champions Cup with Red Star, and as head coach when they won the 1996 Yugoslavia FA Cup, Pižon guided the Serbia and Montenegro national under-21 football team to a runners-up finish at the 2004 European U-21 Championship.

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

On June 2, 2009, Petrović returned to Red Star Belgrade. 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 June 4, 2010, he was named the manager of Romanian club FC Politehnica Timișoara.

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

On December 13, 2013, he was named the head of coach of the national football team of Yemen. In May 2014, he resigned following the end of the contract.

Statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Star Belgrade	1974/75	26	5	?	?	?	?	26	5
	1975/76	12	1	?	?	?	?	12	1
	1976/77	10	0	?	?	?	?	10	0
	1977/78	28	9	?	?	?	?	28	9
	1978/79	27	5	?	?	?	?	27	5
	1979/80	28	5	?	?	?	?	28	5
	1980/81	23	6	?	?	?	?	23	6
	1981/82	29	3	?	?	?	?	29	3
	1982/83	16	6	?	?	?	?	16	6
	All	199	40	?	?	?	?	199	40

Managerial statistics

Team	Nation	From	To	Record
				Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Win %
Red Star Belgrade		1996	1997	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
FK Bor		January 1999	September 1999	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Atromitos		1999	2000	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
FC Slavia-Mozyr		2000	2001	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Serbia and Montenegro U-21		2002	2004	13	8	2	3	22	17	+5	061.54
FK Vojvodina		November 2004	December 2004	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Dalian Shide		July 2005	December 2006	26	21	2	3	57	18	+39	080.77
China		September 2007	July 2008	18	6	7	5	28	16	+12	033.33
Red Star Belgrade		June 2009	March 2010	18	16	1	1	33	8	+25	088.89
Serbia		September 2010	October 2011	13	5	3	5	13	14	−1	038.46
Iraq		February 2013	September 2013	7	1	0	6	2	12	−10	014.29
Yemen		December 2013	May 2014	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	033.33
Total				98	58	16	24	158	87	+71	059.18

As of 15 April 2014

External links

• Serbian national football team website
• www.fc-redstar.net-Vladimir Petrovic Pizon Fourth Hall Of Fame Great