Dušan Petković (footballer, born 1974)

Dušan Petković
Personal information
Full name	Dušan Petković
Date of birth	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
1992–1995	OFK Beograd
1996	Mallorca
1996–1997	OFK Beograd
1997–1998	Yokohama Marinos
1999–2001	OFK Beograd
2000	→ Spartak Subotica (loan)
2001–2003	VfL Wolfsburg
2002–2003	→ 1. FC Nürnberg (loan)
2004	Spartak Moscow
2005–2006	OFK Beograd
2006–2007	Saturn Ramenskoye
Total
International career
1991	Yugoslavia U18
2000–2004	FR Yugoslavia /; Serbia and Montenegro
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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).

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]

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]

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

Spartak Moscow

OFK Beograd

^ "Dusan Petkovic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ "Petković Dušan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ "Dušan Petković zamena za Vučinića" (in Serbian). b92.net. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
^ "Dušan Petković nije više u timu SCG" (in Serbian). b92.net. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
^ "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.