Vladimir Petrović "Pižon"

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Vladimir Petrović (born July 1, 1955 in Teslić, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia), best known by nickname Pižon (after French pigeon) is Serbian football player and coach. During his playing career, he mostly played for Red Star Belgrade and is one of five "stars of the Star"—the legends of the club. He was described as a football wizard, great technician and a master of free kicks.

He started out at Red Star and made his début in 1971, at the age of 16. With the team, he won five Yugoslav League Championship titles, six Yugoslav Cups and reached the final of 1979 UEFA Cup, lost to Borussia Mönchengladbach. In all he played 526 matches for the club. He also represented Yugoslavia 34 times and played in the 1982 World Cup.

In 1982 he moved abroad, and briefly played for Arsenal; he joined the London side in December 1982 and made 22 appearances in the 1982-83 season. In June 1983 he left Arsenal and subsequently played for Brest and AS Nancy in France, and Royal Antwerp and Standard Liège in Belgium.

As assistant coach, he won the 1990-91 European Champions Cup with Red Star, and as head coach when they won the 1996 Yugoslavia FA Cup, Pižon guided the Serbia and Montenegro national under-21 football team to a runners-up finish at the 2004 European U-21 Championship.

As of 2005, Petrović coaches the Chinese Dalian Shide team, with whom he won double title in 2005.

[edit] Club stats

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Star Belgrade	1974/75	26	5	?	?	?	?	26	5
	1975/76	12	1	?	?	?	?	12	1
	1976/77	10	0	?	?	?	?	10	0
	1977/78	28	9	?	?	?	?	28	9
	1978/79	27	5	?	?	?	?	27	5
	1979/80	28	5	?	?	?	?	28	5
	1980/81	23	6	?	?	?	?	23	6
	1981/82	29	3	?	?	?	?	29	3
	1982/83	16	6	?	?	?	?	16	6
	All	199	40	?	?	?	?	199	40

Zvezdine zvezde (Stars of Red Star Belgrade)
Rajko Mitić \| Dragoslav Šekularac \| Dragan Džajić \| Vladimir "Pižon" Petrović \| Dragan "Piksi" Stojković