Gabriel Petrović

Gabriel Petrović (born 25 April 1984) is a retired Swedish footballer.

Gabriel Petrović
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Petrović
Date of birth (1984-05-25) 25 May 1984
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 AIK 7 (0)
2004 FC Café Opera United 21 (1)
2005 AIK 14 (0)
2006 IFK Mariehamn 23 (1)
2007–2008 FC Väsby United 60 (9)
2009–2015 IF Brommapojkarna 155 (7)
2016–2018 IFK Mariehamn 74 (2)
National team
Sweden U17 6 (0)
Sweden U19 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He was a defensive midfielder with both Swedish and Bosnian citizenship..[1]

Starting his youth career with AIK, he developed all the way up to the first team squad in the beginning of the 2002 season. On 6 April 2002, he made his league debut, entering the pitch in the 70th minute.[2] Following year he played another 6 matches in the league and 2 in the first round of the UEFA cup. In 2005, he played another 14 games[1] for the side and contributed when the club, after only one year in the second division, immediately advanced to the first league. After his contract wasn't renewed, he joined Finnish first team IFK Mariehamn.[2] His first and only year there was successful as the club ended the season in 5th place and he finished second in the assist league, with many of them coming from corners and set pieces. He spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons with Väsby United,[1] which at the time played in 3rd tier league, Division 1. His first year was a success as the team finished second in the league which led to promotion to the Superettan. The team managed a successful run in the 2007 Swedish Cup as they were sent out late in the semifinals against Kalmar, losing 4-1 home at Vilundavallen.[3]

In summer of 2008, AIK offered him a lucrative contract, but he refused as he wanted to concentrate on his team's performance in the league and continue his studies in the School of Naprapathy in Stockholm. In end of 2008, he was transferred to IF Brommapojkarna, newly promoted to the Allsvenskan.

Retirement

After the 2018 season with IFK Mariehamn, Petrović retired from football.[4]

References
  1. "Gabriel Petrovic". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  2. Anders Johrén (2007). "GABRIEL PETROVIC - SJU ALLSVENSKA MATCHER SOM 18-ÅRING". aik.se (in Swedish). AIK. Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  3. "Spelprogram - Svenska Cupen, Herrar". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  4. Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019, veikkausliiga.com, 23 December 2018
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