Aleksandar Petaković

Aleksandar Petaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Петаковић; 6 February 1930 – 12 April 2011) was a Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player.[1]

Aleksandar Petaković
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Petaković
Date of birth (1930-02-06)6 February 1930
Place of birth Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 12 April 2011(2011-04-12) (aged 81)
Place of death Kraljevo, Serbia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1961 Radnički Beograd 188 (96)
1961–1962 Lille 28 (11)
1962–1963 Standard Liège 3 (1)
1963–1965 Fortuna '54 50 (12)
Total 269 (120)
International career
1954–1959 Yugoslavia 19 (8)
Managerial career
1965–1967 Sloga Kraljevo
1967–1968 Vefa
1968–1969 İzmirspor
1973–1974 Sloga Kraljevo
1974 Sloga Kraljevo
1978–1980 Sloga Kraljevo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Petaković started out at Radnički Beograd, helping the club win promotion from the Yugoslav Third League to the Yugoslav First League. He amassed over 150 appearances and scored more than 80 goals in the top flight during the course of eight seasons (1953–1961). After moving abroad, Petaković played for several years in France (Lille), Belgium (Standard Liège), and the Netherlands (Fortuna '54).

International career

At international level, Petaković was capped 19 times for Yugoslavia between 1954 and 1959, scoring eight goals including a hat-trick in a 5–0 friendly win over England in May 1958. He was also part of the team in two World Cups (1954 and 1958).[2]

Managerial career

Soon after hanging up his boots, Petaković started his managerial career at Sloga Kraljevo, taking over in October 1965. He spent two seasons in charge and led the club to promotion to the Yugoslav Second League in his final year. Subsequently, Petaković moved to Turkey, having spells as manager with Vefa (1967–68) and İzmirspor (1968–69).[3]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
Radnički Beograd 1950 Yugoslav Third League
1951 Yugoslav Second League 2513
1952 Serbian Republic League
1952–53 Serbian Republic League
1953–54 Yugoslav First League 1814
1954–55 Yugoslav First League 2411
1955–56 Yugoslav First League 2516
1956–57 Yugoslav First League 225
1957–58 Yugoslav First League 2113
1958–59 Yugoslav First League 1810
1959–60 Yugoslav First League 166
1960–61 Yugoslav First League 198
Total 18896

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Yugoslavia 195440
195500
195631
195721
195886
195920
Total198

Honours

Radnički Beograd

References
  1. "Preminuo čuveni golgeter Aca Petaković" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. "Petaković Aleksandar" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. "Aleksandar Petakovic" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. "Aleksandar Petaković, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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