Ljubomir "Ljupko" Petrović(Serbian Cyrillic:Љубомир "Љупко" Петровић;born 15 May 1947) is a Serbian professionalfootball managerand formerplayer.He also holds aBosnian passport.
 Petrović asCSKA Sofiamanager in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ljubomir Petrović | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Brusnica Velika,PR Bosnia and Herzegovina,FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1979 | Osijek | 318 | (134) |
| 1979–1981 | Buffalo Stallions(indoor) | 70 | (79) |
| 1981–1982 | Kansas City Comets(indoor) | 25 | (15) |
| 1982 | Phoenix Inferno(indoor) | 15 | (8) |
| Total | 428 | (236) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1984 | Osijek(youth) | ||
| 1984 | Espanyol(assistant) | ||
| 1985–1987 | Osijek | ||
| 1987–1988 | Spartak Subotica | ||
| 1987 | Yugoslavia U18(assistant) | ||
| 1988 | Yugoslavia U21 | ||
| 1988–1989 | Vojvodina | ||
| 1990 | Rad | ||
| 1990–1991 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 1991 | Espanyol | ||
| 1992 | Peñarol | ||
| 1992–1993 | PAOK | ||
| 1993 | Olympiacos | ||
| 1994–1996 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 1996 | Grazer AK | ||
| 1996–1997 | Vojvodina | ||
| 1998–1999 | Al-Ahli Dubai | ||
| 1999–2000 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| 2000–2001 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2002–2003 | Beijing Guoan | ||
| 2003–2004 | Litex Lovech | ||
| 2004 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 2005–2007 | Litex Lovech | ||
| 2008 | OFK Beograd | ||
| 2008 | Croatia Sesvete | ||
| 2008–2009 | Vojvodina | ||
| 2010–2011 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
| 2011–2013 | Taraz | ||
| 2013 | Akzhayik | ||
| 2015 | APR FC | ||
| 2015 | Litex Lovech | ||
| 2016 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2017 | Thanh Hóa | ||
| 2018 | APR FC | ||
| 2018–2019 | CSKA Sofia(consultant) | ||
| 2019 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| 2020–2022 | Thanh Hóa | ||
| 2023 | Litex Lovech(consultant) | ||
| 2023 | Litex Lovech | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a manager, Petrović's biggest success was winning theEuropean Cupin the1990–91season withRed Star Belgrade.
Playing career
editBorn inBrusnica Velika(a village nearBosanski Brod) inBosnia and Herzegovina,Yugoslavia,Petrović, Started playing for NK Darda and then moved toNK Osijekduring most of his career. After his career at Osijek he also spent some time in theUnited States.
Managerial career
editAs a manager, he has been in charge ofNK Osijek,FK Spartak Subotica,FK Rad,FK Vojvodina,and finallyRed Star Belgrade,with whom he won the1991 European Cup.
He has also managed Spanish sideRCD Espanyol,UruguayanC.A. Peñarol,AustrianGrazer AK(where he was dismissed after slappingBoban Dmitrović[1]) and ChineseShanghai ShenhuaandBeijing Guoan.
He had another two spells at Red Star before moving to Bulgaria in the 2000s to coachPFC Levski Sofiaand laterPFC Litex Lovech.He came back to Serbia in March 2008 to become the manager ofOFK Beograd,but he resigned from this position one month later.
On 2 July 2008, Petrović became the head coach ofCroatian First LeagueteamCroatia Sesvete,thus becoming the first Serbian head coach of a Croatian first division team after theYugoslav wars.
On 23 December 2008, he was appointed for the head coach of his former teamFK VojvodinafromNovi Sad,title challengers in the Serbian Superliga for the2008–09 season.Yet, after gaining only one point in the first two matches of the second part of the season, he resigned from this position on 8 March 2009. In 2010 he coached Croatian sideNK Lokomotiva Zagreba feeding club of Croatian football giantGNK Dinamo Zagreb.
In the summer of 2015 Petrović managedLitex Lovechfor three matches, leading them to first place in the 2015–16A PFGstandings, but left the team in early August for family reasons.[2]In early December he returned to the team fromLovechonce again after the position of manager was vacated byLaurențiu Reghecampf.Petrović guided them to the 1/2 finals of theBulgarian Cup.However, it eventually turned out to be another short-lived appointment for the Serbian head coach, as Litex were expelled from the A PFG by the Bulgarian Football Union after their players were ordered off the pitch in a heated derby match againstLevski Sofiaheld on 12 December.[3][4]
In May 2016, he was unveiled as the new manager ofLevski Sofia,replacingStoycho Stoev.[5]He left Levski on 22 October 2016.[6]
After Levski he also managed Vietnemese clubThanh Hoa FCand Rwandan clubAPR FC.
In December 2018, Petrović became a consultant atPFC CSKA Sofia.[7]
Since 21 July 2019 he is officially the head coach ofPFC CSKA Sofia,replacingDobromir Mitovwho was demoted to assistant.
In 2020, he returned toVietnamto manageFLC Thanh Hóa,currentlyĐông Á Thanh Hóaonce again for the2021 V.League 1 season.
FK Sarajevo controversy
editOn 8 April 2014, Petrović was announced as the successor of the recently sacked Croatian managerRobert Jarnias the head of theFK Sarajevoteam.[8]
However, only two days after, a picture of the manager and deceased Serbian paramilitary commanderArkanerupted in the Bosnian media depicting Petrović holding a weapon while instructed by the war criminal.[9]This resulted in a hurried press conference where the FK Sarajevo board of members announced that no contract would be signed with Petrović.
The manager himself agreed to the decision, citing the possibility of strained working conditions after the unexpected publication. He however claimed no involvement in theYugoslav warsnor theparamilitaryactivities of Arkan.[10]Petrović managed FK Sarajevo for only one day, conducting a single training with the players. The authenticity of the photo has later been brought to doubt.[11]
Personal life
editPetrović is married to Snežana with whom he has two children: son Srđan and daughter Svetlana. He also has three grandchildren: Nikola, Anastasija and Viktor.[12]
Politician
editPetrović appeared in the ninth position on theelectoral listof theSocialist Party of Serbia(SPS) in the2020 Serbian parliamentary electionand was elected to theSerbian parliamentwhen the list won thirty-two seats.[13]During his time in the legislature, he was a member of Serbia's parliamentary friendship groups withBulgaria,Cyprus,Greece,Japan,Kazakhstan,andRwanda.[14]He resigned from the legislature on 13 May 2021.[15]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 16 December 2023[16]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| NK Osijek | 1985 | 1987 | 76 | 32 | 13 | 31 | 42.11 |
| FK Spartak Subotica | 1987 | 1988 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 56.76 |
| FK Vojvodina | 1988 | 1989 | 45 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 51.11 |
| FK Rad | 1990 | 1990 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 47.06 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1990 | 1991 | 53 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 66.04 |
| RCD Espanyol | 1991 | 1991 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 33.33 |
| Club Atlético Peñarol | 1992 | 1992 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 27.78 |
| PAOK | 1992 | 1993 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 48.72 |
| Olympiacos F.C. | 1993 | 1994 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 62.50 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 1994 | 1996 | 81 | 54 | 16 | 11 | 66.67 |
| Grazer AK | 1996 | 1996 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40.91 |
| FK Vojvodina | 1996 | 1997 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 45.00 |
| Shabab Al-Ahli | 1998 | 1999 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 45.45 |
| Shanghai Shenhua F.C. | 1999 | 2000 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 53.85 |
| Levski Sofia | 2000 | 2001 | 54 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 68.52 |
| Beijing Guoan F.C. | 2002 | 2003 | 52 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 46.15 |
| PFC Litex Lovech | 2003 | 2004 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 61.90 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 2004 | 2004 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37.50 |
| PFC Litex Lovech | 2005 | 2007 | 72 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 63.89 |
| OFK Beograd | 2008 | 2008 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Croatia Sesvete | 2008 | 2008 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27.78 |
| FK Vojvodina | 2008 | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2010 | 2011 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 27.27 |
| FC Taraz | 2011 | 2012 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 51.72 |
| FC Akzhayik | 2013 | 2013 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 22.86 |
| APR F.C. | 2014 | 2014 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
| PFC Litex Lovech | 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Levski Sofia | 2016 | 2016 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | 2017 | 2017 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 48.15 |
| APR F.C. | 2018 | 2018 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 66.67 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2019 | 2019 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 42.86 |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | 2020 | 2022 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 44.74 |
| PFC Litex Lovech | 2023 | 2023 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 41.67 |
| Total | 975 | 504 | 227 | 244 | 51.69 | ||
Honours
editPlayer
editOsijek
- Yugoslav Second League:1969–70 (West), 1972–73 (West), 1976–77 (West)
Manager
editSpartak Subotica
Vojvodina
Red Star Belgrade
- Yugoslav First League:1990–91
- First League of FR Yugoslavia:1994–95
- FR Yugoslavia Cup:1994–95
- European Cup:1990–91
Levski Sofia
Beijing Guoan
Litex Lovech
APR FC
References
edit- ^"Nach manchen Spielen habe ich geweint",Wiener Zeitung, 22 February 2012
- ^"Люпко Петрович напусна Литекс, Регенкампф поема тима. Сърбинът имал семейни проблеми".topsport.bg. 5 August 2015.Retrieved8 August2015.
- ^Tomov, Assen; Kichukov, Simeon (4 December 2015)."Точно преди дербито с" Лудогорец ", Регекампф абдикира и избяга в" Стяуа ".7sport.net. Archived fromthe originalon 30 January 2016.Retrieved23 January2016.
- ^"Люпко Петрович напусна Литекс".sportal.bg. 23 December 2015.Retrieved20 March2016.
- ^""Левски" представи Петрович, целта му е първото място ".dnevnik.bg. 17 May 2016.Retrieved24 July2016.
- ^"Шок в Левски: Люпко подаде оставка минути преди мача"(in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 22 October 2016.
- ^A. Pašić (5 December 2018)."Ne pomišlja na penziju: Petrović našao novi angažman"(in Bosnian). sportsport.ba.Retrieved5 March2019.
- ^"Ljupko Petrović novi trener FK Sarajevo".Klix.ba.Retrieved25 October2015.
- ^Vedran Radenović (10 April 2014)."Petrović zbog Arkana neće biti trener Sarajeva".Nezavisne.Retrieved25 October2015.
- ^"FK Sarajevo neće potpisati ugovor sa Petrovićem zbog fotografije sa Arkanom".Klix.ba. 23 October 2012.Retrieved25 October2015.
- ^"ATV VIDEO: Petrović bez posla zbog fotografije sa Arkanom - ATV - ATV".Atvbl.Retrieved25 October2015.
- ^"Ljupko PETROVIC - Official Website".Archived fromthe originalon 15 September 2013.
- ^"Ko je sve na listi SPS-JS za republičke poslanike?",Danas,7 March 2020, accessed 30 April 2021.
- ^LjUBO PETROVIC,Archived2021-12-07 at theWayback Machine,National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, accessed 8 November 2024.
- ^3 August 2020 legislature,National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, accessed 8 November 2024.
- ^J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
