Gordan Petrić

Gordan Petrić
Personal information
Full name	Gordan Petrić
Date of birth	30 July 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Serbia U18 (manager)
Youth career
	OFK Beograd
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1988	OFK Beograd
1989–1993	Partizan
1993–1995	Dundee United
1995–1998	Rangers
1998–1999	Crystal Palace
1999	AEK Athens
1999–2001	Heart of Midlothian
2001–2002	Partizan
2002	→ Sichuan Dahe (loan)
Total
International career
1987	Yugoslavia U20
1988–1990	Yugoslavia U21
1989–1997	FR Yugoslavia
Managerial career
2013	Bežanija
2015	Sinđelić Beograd
2015	Zemun
2016	Čukarički
2017	Rad
2019	Larissa
2020	Gorica
2022–2023	Partizan
2024	Čukarički
2024–	Serbia U18
Medal record
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordan Petrić (Serbian Cyrillic: Гордан Петрић; born 30 July 1969) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

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Petrić made his senior debut with OFK Beograd in the 1985–86 season, as the club suffered relegation from the top flight of Yugoslav football. He was transferred to Partizan in the 1989 winter transfer widow. In the following five years, Petrić won one league title and two national cups, before transferring to Scottish club Dundee United in November 1993. He immediately became a first-team regular under manager Ivan Golac, winning the Scottish Cup in his debut season with the club. His consistent performances at Tannadice earned him a move to Rangers in July 1995. Petrić remained with the club for three years, helping them secure their ninth league title in a row, before a spell in England with Crystal Palace. He scored once for the club in a 1–1 draw against Sheffield United.^[3]

In the summer of 1999, Petrić moved to Greece and joined AEK Athens. He left the club after only a few months and returned to Scotland when Jim Jefferies signed him for Hearts in December 1999. Petrić remained with Hearts until March 2001, leaving the club two years before the end of his contract by mutual consent.^[4] He scored once for Hearts in a 3–2 UEFA Cup win over VfB Stuttgart.^[5]

After six months of training with his former club Partizan, Petrić was loaned to Chinese club Sichuan Dahe in March 2002.^[6] He briefly stayed there, before retiring from the game.

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Petrić represented the Yugoslavia U20 national team at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship, as the team won the tournament. He was later called up to the Yugoslavia senior national team's UEFA Euro 1992 squad. However, the country was eventually banned from the tournament due to the Yugoslav Wars.^[7]

Petrić collected a total of five caps for the senior national team of his country between 1989 and 1997.

Between 2007 and 2008, Petrić served as general secretary of Partizan.^[8]^[9] He was subsequently named vice-president of the club in October 2008, alongside Zoran Mirković.^[10]^[11] They both left their positions by September 2009.^[12]

In December 2012, Petrić was appointed manager of Bežanija.^[13] He left the club in late 2013. Subsequently, together with Ivan Tomić, Petrić was named as assistant to Serbia caretaker Ljubinko Drulović in May 2014.^[14]

After two brief stints at Sinđelić Beograd and Zemun, both in 2015, Petrić became manager of Serbian SuperLiga club Čukarički in September 2016.^[15] His contract was terminated by mutual consent after three months.^[16]

In June 2017, Petrić was appointed manager of Rad.^[17]

In September 2020, Petrić was named the new head coach of Slovenian top division side Gorica, replacing Borivoje Lučić.^[18] He resigned only three months later, when Gorica was in last place after 17 rounds.^[19]

On 12 August 2022, Petrić returned to Partizan, being appointed as the new manager of the club.^[20] On 24 February 2023, Petrić resigned.^[21]

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
OFK Beograd	1985–86	1	0			—		—		1	0
	1986–87	16	2			—		—		16	2
	1987–88	30	6			—		—		30	6
	1988–89	18	4			—		—		18	4
	Total	65	12			—		—		65	12
Partizan	1988–89	15	0	2	0	—		0	0	17	0
	1989–90	27	3	6	0	—		5	0	38	3
	1990–91	16	0	2	0	—		4	0	22	0
	1991–92	5	1	2	0	—		0	0	7	1
	1992–93	33	1	9	0	—		—		42	1
	1993–94	10	1	4	0	—		—		14	1
	Total	106	6	25	0	—		9	0	140	6
Dundee United	1993–94	27	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	35	1
	1994–95	33	2	4	0	3	0	2	1	42	3
	Total	60	3	12	0	3	0	2	1	77	4
Rangers	1995–96	33	1	4	0	3	0	6	0	46	1
	1996–97	26	2	1	0	5	0	6	1	38	3
	1997–98	6	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	11	0
	1998–99	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	Total	65	3	8	0	9	0	15	1	97	4
Crystal Palace	1998–99	18	1	0	0	0	0	—		18	1
AEK Athens	1999–2000	7	0	4	1	—		5	0	16	1
Heart of Midlothian	1999–2000	18	0	2	0	1	0	—		21	0
	2000–01	19	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	24	1
	Total	37	0	4	0	2	0	2	1	45	1
Sichuan Dahe (loan)	2002	3	0			—		—		3	0
Career total		361	25	53	1	14	0	33	3	461	29

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
SFR Yugoslavia	1989	2	0
	1990	0	0
	1991	0	0
	1992	0	0
FR Yugoslavia	1993	—
	1994	0	0
	1995	0	0
	1996	0	0
	1997	3	0
Total		5	0

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As of 13 March 2024^[22]

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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bežanija	1 January 2013	30 June 2013	17	6	8	3	23	14	+9	035.29
Sinđelić Beograd	1 January 2015	30 June 2015	15	9	1	5	22	12	+10	060.00
Zemun	1 July 2015	12 October 2015	9	3	4	2	11	10	+1	033.33
Čukarički	22 September 2016	17 December 2016	13	5	3	5	17	19	−2	038.46
Rad	1 July 2017	16 October 2017	14	3	2	9	19	30	−11	021.43
Larissa	1 July 2019	8 August 2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Gorica	18 September 2020	7 December 2020	17	2	4	11	9	25	−16	011.76
Partizan	12 August 2022	28 February 2023	30	18	7	5	62	34	+28	060.00
Čukarički	5 January 2024	13 March 2024	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	050.00
Total			121	49	30	42	172	152	+20	040.50

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Partizan

Dundee United

Scottish Cup: 1993–94

Rangers

Scottish Premier Division: 1995–96, 1996–97
Scottish Cup: 1995–96
Scottish League Cup: 1996–97

Yugoslavia

FIFA World Youth Championship: 1987
UEFA Under-21 Championship: runner-up 1990

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[2]
Gordan Petrić at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
[3]
"Football: Morris plunders late goal to rob Eagles". independent.co.uk. 2 March 1999. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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[7]
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[8]
"Petrić potvrdio da napušta Partizan" (in Serbian). b92.net. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
[9]
"Saopštenje za javnost Gordana Petrića" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
[10]
"Đurić zvanično predsednik Partizana" (in Serbian). b92.net. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
[11]
"Održana Skupština FK Partizan" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
[12]
"Ostavka Gordana Petrića" (in Serbian). b92.net. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
[13]
"Gordan Petrić od proleća u ulozi trenera" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
[14]
"Tomić i Petrić u stručnom štabu Orlova" (in Serbian). hotsport.rs. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
[15]
"Gordan Petrić: Možda jednog dana odem u Njukasl" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
[16]
"FK Čukarički i dosadašnji šef stručnog štaba Gordan Petrić prekidaju saradnju" (in Serbian). fkcukaricki.rs. 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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"Petrić: Rad je klub u kojem mogu da idem napred" (in Serbian). b92.net. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
[18]
"Gorica ima novega trenerja, v 1. SNL je skoraj polovica tujih trenerjev" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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Podvratnik, Urban (14 December 2020). "Uradno: Gorica ostala brez trenerja". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
[20]
"Savo Milošević se povukao, Gordan Petrić novi trener Partizana!". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
[21]
Ringier. "NOVI ŠOK U HUMSKOJ Gordan Petrić odlazi iz Partizana!". Sportal (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 February 2023.
[22]
"Gordan Petrić". Sofascore.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 February 2023.

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Gordan Petrić at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
Gordan Petrić – FIFA competition record (archived)
Gordan Petrić at National-Football-Teams.com

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Including 2 caps for SFR Yugoslavia.^[2]

[1] [1]
"Gordan Petrić". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

[2] [2]
Gordan Petrić at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)

[4] [3]
"Football: Morris plunders late goal to rob Eagles". independent.co.uk. 2 March 1999. Retrieved 28 March 2010.

[5] [4]
"Petric parts company with Hearts". bbc.co.uk. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2008.

[6] [5]
"Hearts so close to glory". bbc.co.uk. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 28 March 2010.

[7] [6]
"Ranković u Kini !" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 19 March 2002. Retrieved 10 May 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[8] [7]
"Yugoslavia barred from European Championships". upi.com. 31 May 1992. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[9] [8]
"Petrić potvrdio da napušta Partizan" (in Serbian). b92.net. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[10] [9]
"Saopštenje za javnost Gordana Petrića" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[11] [10]
"Đurić zvanično predsednik Partizana" (in Serbian). b92.net. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[12] [11]
"Održana Skupština FK Partizan" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[13] [12]
"Ostavka Gordana Petrića" (in Serbian). b92.net. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[14] [13]
"Gordan Petrić od proleća u ulozi trenera" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[15] [14]
"Tomić i Petrić u stručnom štabu Orlova" (in Serbian). hotsport.rs. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[16] [15]
"Gordan Petrić: Možda jednog dana odem u Njukasl" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.

[17] [16]
"FK Čukarički i dosadašnji šef stručnog štaba Gordan Petrić prekidaju saradnju" (in Serbian). fkcukaricki.rs. 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

[18] [17]
"Petrić: Rad je klub u kojem mogu da idem napred" (in Serbian). b92.net. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

[19] [18]
"Gorica ima novega trenerja, v 1. SNL je skoraj polovica tujih trenerjev" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[20] [19]
Podvratnik, Urban (14 December 2020). "Uradno: Gorica ostala brez trenerja". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[21] [20]
"Savo Milošević se povukao, Gordan Petrić novi trener Partizana!". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

[22] [21]
Ringier. "NOVI ŠOK U HUMSKOJ Gordan Petrić odlazi iz Partizana!". Sportal (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[23] [22]
"Gordan Petrić". Sofascore.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 February 2023.

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