- Ljupko Petrović
Football manager infobox
playername = Ljupko Petrović
fullname = Ljubo Petrović
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1947|5|15
cityofbirth =Velika Brusnica
countryofbirth =SFR Yugoslavia
years = 1967-79
1979-82
clubs = OsijekBuffalo Stallions
caps(goals)=
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
playerclubs =
playeryears =
manageryears = 1982-84
1984
1984-87
1987-88
1987
1988
1988-90
1990-91
1991-1992
1992-93
1993-94
1995-96
1996
1996-97
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-07
2008
2008-
managerclubs = Osijek (youth division)
Espanyol (assistant)
Osijek
Spartak Subotica
Yugoslavia u-18
Yugoslavia u-21
VojvodinaRed Star Belgrade
Espanyol
Peñarol
OlympiacosRed Star Belgrade Grazer AK
Vojvodina
Al AhliShanghai Shenhua Levski Sofia Beijing Guoan
Litex LovechRed Star Belgrade
Litex LovechOFK Beograd
Croatia Sesvete Ljubo "Ljupko" Petrović (Љупко Петровић) (born15 May 1947 ) is a Bosnian former football player, today a football manager and winner of the European Cup in 1991 withRed Star Belgrade . He is the current manager of Croatian First League team Croatia Sesvete.Born in
Velika village nearBosanski Brod ,Bosnia and Herzegovina , FPR Yugoslavia, Petrović played for theNK Osijek during most of his career. He's remembered as one of the best player of the generation which achieve promotion forNK Osijek in late 1970's. After his career atNK Osijek he also spent some time in theUnited States .As a manager, he has been in charge of
NK Osijek ,FK Spartak Subotica ,FK Rad ,FK Vojvodina , and finally Red Star, with whom he won the 1991 European Cup. He has also managed SpanishRCD Espanyol ,Uruguay anC.A. Peñarol ,Austria nGrazer AK and ChineseShanghai Shenhua andBeijing Guoan . He had another two spells at Red Star before moving toBulgaria in the 2000s to coachPFC Levski Sofia and 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.July 2 2008 , Petrović became the head coach of Croatian First League team Croatia Sesvete, thus becoming the first Serbian head coach of a Croatian first division team after theYugoslav wars .Personal
Petrović is married to Snežana with whom he has two children: son Srđan and daughter Svetlana. He also has two grandchildren: Nikola and Anastasija.
External links
* [http://www.ljupkopetrovic.com Official website]
* [http://www.geocities.com/levski2000/petrovitc.html Official website from LEVSKI2000]
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