Saša Petrović (footballer)
Saša Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Caшa Пeтpoвић, born 31 December 1966) is a Montenegrin football manager and former goalkeeper.
![]() Petrović as a coach of Krylia Sovetov Samara in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Saša Petrović | ||
Date of birth | 31 December 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Podgorica, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1985 | OFK Titograd | 1 | (0) |
1985–1993 | Budućnost Podgorica | 79 | (2) |
1989–1990 | → Sutjeska Nikšić (loan) | 28 | (0) |
1993–1995 | OFK Beograd | 67 | (0) |
1995 | Shandong Jinan Taishan | 20 | (0) |
1996–1997 | Chunnam Dragons | 27 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Elche CF | 12 | (0) |
1998–1999 | OFK Beograd | 1 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Shandong Luneng | 51 | (0) |
National team | |||
1998 | FR Yugoslavia | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2011 | Budućnost Podgorica | ||
2012 | Sutjeska Nikšić | ||
2012–2013 | Mornar Bar | ||
2015–2017 | Red Star Belgrade (asst) | ||
2017–2018 | FC Arsenal Tula (conditioning coach) | ||
2019–2020 | PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
After playing for OFK Titograd, he moved to FK Budućnost Podgorica where he would spend almost a decade, being the only exception a loan season at FK Sutjeska Nikšić. Next he played two seasons with OFK Beograd. In 1996, he would sign with another South Korean club, Jeonnam Dragons of K League. In 1997, he will play one season in Spanish Second League club Elche CF before returning to OFK in 1998-99. He finished his career playing again with Shandong until 2000, coached by Serbian manager Slobodan Santrač.
He played one match for the FR Yugoslavia national team on 28 January 1998, in a friendly match against Tunisia, a 3-0 win.[1]
In August 2015, he became the assistant manager of Miodrag Božović at Serbian SuperLiga side Red Star Belgrade.[2]
Honours
Club
- Shandong Jinan Taishan/Shandong Luneng[3]
- Chinese Jia-A League: 1999
- Chinese FA Cup: 1995, 1999
- Chunnam Dragons[3]
References
- Petrovic&period=19981998 Match report at Reprezentacija.rs
- Saša Petrović at Red Star Belgrade official website, retrieved 13-8-2015
- "Petrović, Saša". National-football-teams.com. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
External sources
- Career story at Reprezentacija.rs.
- Saša Petrović at WorldFootball.net
- Stats in OFK Beograd from OFK Beograd unoficiall website.
- Saša Petrović – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)