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

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
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

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
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

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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_Petakovi%C4%87
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