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).^[2]

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).^[3]

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).^[4]

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^[5]

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

• Yugoslav Second League: 1951
• Yugoslav Third League: 1950