Petković

Dejan Petković was born on September 10, 1972, in Majdanpek, in what was then Yugoslavia. He made his debut for Radnički Niš at 16 years and 15 days old, on September 25, 1988, and became the youngest player to play an official match in Yugoslav football. At Red Star Belgrade, he won the 1994-95 league and the 1992-93 and 1994-95 cups, before moving to Real Madrid. His career took a new direction in Brazil, starting in 1997, at Vitória. Named by Placar magazine as the greatest player in the club in the 20th century, he was also the top scorer of the 1999 Copa de Brasil, alongside Romário. In 2000, he joined Flamengo, where he wrote his most famous page: the free-kick goal against Vasco, at 43 minutes of the second half, in the 2001 Carioca Championship final. Pet also wore the jerseys of Vasco, Shanghai Shenhua, Al-Ittihad, Fluminense, Goiás, Santos and Atlético Mineiro. He returned to Flamengo in 2009 and was Brazilian champion that year. He accumulated 268 games and 83 goals in the Brazilian Championship and became known as the King of Olympic Goals, with four Olympic goals for Flamengo. For the Yugoslavia national team, he played 9 matches and scored 2 goals between 1995 and 1999. After hanging up his boots, he worked as a coach and commentator.