Aleksandar Petaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Петаковић; 6 February 1930 – 12 April 2011) was a Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player.[1]
| 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 | |||
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).
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Radnički Beograd | 1950 | Yugoslav Third League | ||
| 1951 | Yugoslav Second League | 25 | 13 | |
| 1952 | Serbian Republic League | |||
| 1952–53 | Serbian Republic League | |||
| 1953–54 | Yugoslav First League | 18 | 14 | |
| 1954–55 | Yugoslav First League | 24 | 11 | |
| 1955–56 | Yugoslav First League | 25 | 16 | |
| 1956–57 | Yugoslav First League | 22 | 5 | |
| 1957–58 | Yugoslav First League | 21 | 13 | |
| 1958–59 | Yugoslav First League | 18 | 10 | |
| 1959–60 | Yugoslav First League | 16 | 6 | |
| 1960–61 | Yugoslav First League | 19 | 8 | |
| Total | 188 | 96 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 1954 | 4 | 0 |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1957 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1958 | 8 | 6 | |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 8 | |
Radnički Beograd