Ilija Petković

Ilija Petković (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Петковић, pronounced [ǐlija pětkoʋitɕ]; 22 September 1945 – 27 June 2020) was a Serbian footballer and manager. From the early 1990s until his death, Petković was a football manager. He was manager of the Serbia and Montenegro national team from 2003 to 2006. He was born in Knin, then-Yugoslavia.

Ilija Petković

Petković in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	(1945-09-22)22 September 1945
Place of birth	Knin, Yugoslavia
Date of death	27 June 2020(2020-06-27) (aged 74)
Place of death	Belgrade, Serbia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Dinara Knin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1973	OFK Beograd	212	(37)
1973–1976	Troyes	122	(7)
1976–1983	OFK Beograd	171	(16)
Total		505	(60)
National team
1968–1974	Yugoslavia	43	(6)
Teams managed
1990–1993	OFK Beograd
1993–1995	Servette
1997–1998	FR Yugoslavia (assistant)
1998	Avispa Fukuoka (assistant)
1999–2000	Aris Thessaloniki
2000–2001	FR Yugoslavia
2001	Shanghai Shenhua
2002	Sichuan Guancheng
2003–2006	Serbia and Montenegro
2009–2010	Incheon United
2010	Al Ahli Doha
2013	Gyeongnam FC
2017	Serbia U20
Honours Men's football Representing Yugoslavia European Championship 1968 Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Petković died on 27 June 2020 in Belgrade from problems caused by an ulcer and COVID-19, aged 74.

Other websites

• Profile on Serbian National Team page
• Petković's profile on the official FIFA world cup website Archived 2007-02-22 at the Wayback Machine