Željko Petrović

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Željko Petrović
Personal information
Full name	Željko Petrović
Date of birth	13 November 1965
Place of birth	Nikšić, Montenegro, SFRY
Height	175 cm.
Position	head coach, retired right wing-back
Club information
Current club	Boavista FC
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1987-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1994 1994-1996 1996-1998 1998-2000 2000-2003	FK Budućnost Podgorica Dinamo Zagreb Sevilla FC FC Den Bosch RKC Waalwijk PSV Eindhoven Urawa Red Diamonds RKC Waalwijk	58 (7) 31 (1) 11 (1) 40 (7) 60 (13) 35 (6) 61 (3) 66 (3)
National team
1990-1998	Yugoslavia	18 (0)
Teams managed
2006-present	Boavista FC
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Željko Petrović (born 13 November 1965 in Nikšić, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired footballer from Montenegro and was the technical coach of Feyenoord Rotterdam in the 2004/2005 season.

Petrović started off his footballing career with Budućnost Titograd in 1987, spending 3 seasons there. A move to Dinamo Zagreb in the 1990/1991 season confirmed his place as a talented rightback where he was even chosen to represent the national team on 12 September 1990 in the match against Northern Ireland which his team won 2-0.

The Primera Liga opportunity beckons and he signed for Sevilla FC in 1991. However, a markedly dry spell at the Spanish club indicated that he was surplus to requirements at the club and he was quick to sign for Dutch club FC Den Bosch in 1992. He assisted the club to promotion to the Eredivisie and was eager to join RKC Waalwijk in 1994. It was probably at this club which he excelled as an attacking right wingback where he scored 13 goals in total of 2 seasons before joining Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven in 1996.

In his first season at PSV, he showed that he could play well, getting his name in the scoresheet 5 times in the process. In his second season at the club, however, he proved a difficult player to manage and he was also involved in a spat with team captain Arthur Numan. As a result, he saw his first-team chances limited to just 10 appearances for that season.

He was a prominent member of FR Yugoslavia national team through World Cup qualifying process throughout 1996-1997 period, and also represented his country in France 98 as well.

Deciding that he wished for a new challenge, he set his sights on Urawa Red Diamonds a Japanese club and began his Far East venture in 1998.

On 21 August 2006 he was appointed as the new Head-Coach of Portuguese Team Boavista FC. On his debut, Boavista won 3-0 against Benfica.

	FR Yugoslavia squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Kralj | 2 Mirković | 3 Đorović | 4 Jokanović | 5 Đukić | 6 Brnović | 7 Jugović | 8 Savićević | 9 Mijatović | 10 Stojković | 11 Mihajlović | 12 Leković | 13 Komljenović | 14 Saveljić | 15 Drulović | 16 Petrović | 17 Milošević | 18 Govedarica | 19 Stević | 20 Stanković | 21 Ognjenović | 22 Kovačević | Coach: Santrač