Mihailo Petrović (footballer)

Mihailo Petrović

Petrović as Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-10-18) 18 October 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth	Loznica, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1977	Rad	47	(1)
1978	Red Star Belgrade	7	(0)
1979–1984	Olimpija Ljubljana	147	(7)
1984–1985	Dinamo Zagreb	34	(0)
1985–1993	Sturm Graz	233	(6)
Total		468	(14)
International career
1980	Yugoslavia	1	(0)
Managerial career
1993–1996	SV Pöllau
1996–1998	Sturm Graz (amateur)
1998–1999	Primorje
1999–2001	NK Domžale
2001–2002	Primorje
2002–2003	Olimpija Ljubljana
2003–2006	Sturm Graz
2006–2011	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2012–2017	Urawa Red Diamonds
2018–2024	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mihailo Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Петровић, pronounced [pětroʋitɕ];[1] born 18 October 1957) is a Serbian football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. He also holds an Austrian passport.

Career

Petrović joined Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in June 2006. In his first full season in charge, Sanfrecce reached the final of the Emperor's Cup but were relegated to J2. The side recovered in style, storming to the title with a haul of 100 points. Their excellent form continued into the next season and Sanfrecce secured a 4th-placed finish on their return to J1, qualifying for the AFC Champions League for the first time in the club's history. It was announced on 9 November 2011 that Petrović would not be renewing his contract for the 2012 season.[2]

On 14 December 2011, Petrović was appointed to guide the Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds with a two-year contract. After 5+1⁄2 seasons in charge of the Saitama outfit, he was sacked on 31 July 2017.[3]

On 10 January 2018, he was appointed manager of Hokkaido club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.[4]

On 24 October 2020, Petrović became the first foreign manager to achieve 200 wins in J1.[5]

On 4 March 2023, Petrović managed his 525th game in J1, breaking Akira Nishino's record for most games coached in J1 League history.[6]

On 4 December 2024, it was announced Petrović would leave Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, after 7 seasons, following the team's relegation from J1 League. His last match in charge of Sapporo was a 1–0 victory over Kashiwa Reysol.[7]

Managerial statistics

As of 8 December 2024 [8]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
NK Olimpija	2001	2002	30	13	6	11	043.33
NK Dravograd	2003	2003	14	4	3	7	028.57
Sturm Graz	2003	2006	115	35	34	46	030.43
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2006	2011	245	117	50	78	047.76
Urawa Reds	2012	2017	262	140	52	70	053.44
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	2018	2024	315	113	83	119	035.87
Total			981	422	228	331	043.02

^1 Results from penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws in this table.

Honours

Manager

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

• Japanese Super Cup: 2008
• J.League Division 2: 2008

Urawa Red Diamonds

• J.League Cup: 2016

Individual

• J.League Manager of the Year: 2018

References

1. "Pètar". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018. Pètrović
2. ペトロヴィッチ監督の来季契約について (in Japanese). Sanfrecce Hiroshima FC Official Web Site. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
3. "Reds fire Petrovic as Hori takes over：J. LEAGUE.JP". J. LEAGUE.JP JAPAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
4. "ミハイロペトロヴィッチ氏 監督就任のお知らせ | コンサドーレ札幌 オフィシャルサイト". 北海道コンサドーレ札幌オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
5. "Mihailo Petrović proslavio 200. Pobedu u Japanu VIDEO".
6. "Mihailo Petrović: Kad se Japanci poklone jednom Srbinu". 7 March 2023.
7. "ミハイロ ペトロヴィッチ監督 退任のお知らせ" [The Coach Mihailo Petrovic resigns]. www.consadole-sapporo.co.jp (in Japanese). 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
8. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

External links

• Mihailo Petrović at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
• Mihailo Petrović at National-Football-Teams.com
• Mihailo Petrović manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)