Ilija Petković

Ilija Petković (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Петковић, pronounced [ǐlija pětkoʋitɕ]; 22 September 1945 – 27 June 2020) was a Serbian footballer and manager.

Ilija Petković
Petković in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-09-22)22 September 1945
Place of birth Knin, Yugoslavia
Date of death 27 June 2020(2020-06-27) (aged 74)
Place of death Belgrade, Serbia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Dinara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1973 OFK Beograd 212 (37)
1973–1976 Troyes 122 (7)
1976–1983 OFK Beograd 171 (16)
Total 505 (60)
International career
1968–1974 Yugoslavia 43 (6)
Managerial career
1988–1989,
1991–1993
OFK Beograd
1993–1995 Servette
1997–1998 FR Yugoslavia (assistant)
1998 Avispa Fukuoka (assistant)
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
1968 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Petković was capped 43 times for Yugoslavia, participating in the 1968 European Football Championship, and in the 1974 FIFA World Cup where he scored a goal in a huge 9–0 win against Zaire. He played much of his career in OFK Beograd, with a mid-career stint playing for Troyes.

He began his coaching career in 1990 with his original club, OFK Beograd, and he went on to coach numerous other clubs. Initially starting as an assistant, Petković coached his national team from 2000 to 2001 and from 2003 to 2006 – including most notably the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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