Dušan Petković (footballer, born 1974)

Dušan Petković (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Петковић; born 13 June 1974) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Dušan Petković

Personal information
Full name	Dušan Petković
Date of birth	(1974-06-13) 13 June 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	OFK Beograd
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1995	OFK Beograd	26	(1)
1996	Mallorca	12	(0)
1996–1997	OFK Beograd	16	(3)
1997–1998	Yokohama Marinos	12	(2)
1999–2001	OFK Beograd	32	(4)
2000	→ Spartak Subotica (loan)	9	(1)
2001–2003	VfL Wolfsburg	4	(1)
2002–2003	→ 1. FC Nürnberg (loan)	22	(2)
2004	Spartak Moscow	12	(2)
2005–2006	OFK Beograd	5	(1)
2006–2007	Saturn Ramenskoye	10	(0)
Total		160	(17)
International career
1991	Yugoslavia U18[a]	1	(1)
2000–2004	FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

After starting out in his homeland, Petković went on to play professionally in Spain (Mallorca), Japan (Yokohama Marinos), Germany (VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FC Nürnberg), and Russia (Spartak Moscow and Saturn Ramenskoye).

International career

In 1991, Petković was capped for Yugoslavia at under-18 level.^[1]

Between 2000 and 2004, Petković was capped seven times for Serbia and Montenegro (previously known as FR Yugoslavia).^[2] He was additionally called up to Serbia and Montenegro's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad by manager Ilija Petković, as a replacement for the injured Mirko Vučinić,^[3] but withdrew from the roster following media criticism of the fact that it was his father who selected him.^[4]

Personal life

Petković is the son of Ilija Petković.

In November 2022, Petković was arrested in Amsterdam, Netherlands as a member of an organized criminal group on charges of cocaine distribution.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League
		Apps	Goals
OFK Beograd	1991–92	1	0
	1992–93	7	1
	1993–94	2	0
	1994–95	5	0
	1995–96	11	0
	Total	26	1
Mallorca	1995–96	12	0
OFK Beograd	1996–97	16	3
Yokohama Marinos	1997	11	2
	1998	1	0
	Total	12	2
OFK Beograd	1999–2000	8	2
	2000–01	24	2
	Total	32	4
Spartak Subotica (loan)	1999–2000	9	1
VfL Wolfsburg	2001–02	4	1
1. FC Nürnberg (loan)	2002–03	22	2
Spartak Moscow	2004	12	2
OFK Beograd	2005–06	5	1
Saturn Ramenskoye	2006	9	0
	2007	1	0
	Total	10	0
Career total		160	17

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
FR Yugoslavia	2000	1	0
	2001	2	0
	2002	0	0
Serbia and Montenegro	2003	0	0
	2004	4	0
Total		7	0

Honours

Spartak Moscow

• Russian Super Cup runner-up: 2004

OFK Beograd

• Serbia and Montenegro Cup runner-up: 2005–06

Notes

1. Official UEFA matches only

References

1. "Dusan Petkovic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
2. "Petković Dušan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
3. "Dušan Petković zamena za Vučinića" (in Serbian). b92.net. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
4. "Dušan Petković nije više u timu SCG" (in Serbian). b92.net. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
5. "JEDAN SIN PROSLAVLJENOG SELEKTORA, DRUGI KRIMINALCA Ko su muškarci privedeni u okviru istrage šverca 115 kilograma kokaina" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

External links

• Dušan Petković at BDFutbol
• Dušan Petković at WorldFootball.net
• Dušan Petković at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Dušan Petković at National-Football-Teams.com