Dejan Petkovic, who debuted in the Radnici team, has shown considerable football talent since he was a child. On September 25, 1988, Petkovic played in a match against Zeljeznica Sarajevo at the age of sixteen years and fifteen days. After playing for the team for three seasons,

Dejan Petkovic, who debuted in the Radnici team, has shown considerable football talent since he was a child. On September 25, 1988, Petkovic played in a match against Zeljeznica Sarajevo at the age of sixteen years and fifteen days. After playing for the team for three seasons, Petkovic played 53 games in all competitions and scored 34 goals, making a name for himself in the football world of the former Yugoslavia.

After the 1990-1991 season, Petkovic, who was under twenty years old, joined the former Yugoslav football giant Red Star Belgrade . With the departure of famous players such as Savicevic, Pantsev, Mihajlovic, and Yugovic, Petkovic gradually became the mainstay of the team and became the midfielder of the Red Star team. core. After playing for Red Star for three and a half seasons, Petkovic joined Real Madrid at the end of 1995.

Petkovic wearing the jersey of Red Star Belgrade

When he first arrived at Real Madrid, Petkovic was not reused by the then team coach Valdano , so he was loaned to Sevilla. After the loan ended, Petkovic, who returned to the Bernabeu, was still not reused by new coach Capello and was loaned to Racing Santander. During his two years in Spain, Petkovic had few playing opportunities.

Petkovic joined Real Madrid

Petkovic wearing Racing Santander jersey

After leaving Spain, Petkovic came to Brazilian football. After joining Vitoria, Petkovic scored 16 goals in 29 games and became famous in Brazilian football. Won two Bahia state championships with the team. During this period, Petkovic transferred to Serie A Vicenza for 8 billion lire.

After the unsuccessful trip to Italy, Petkovic returned to Brazil. Whether at Flamengo or Da Gama, he was the core of the team's midfield.

At the end of 2002, after the end of the Brazilian League , Petkovic, who played for Da Gama, joined Shenhua as a free agent. However, because his agent could not bring the transfer certificate issued by Da Gama, Petković Qi took the Vasco da Gama Club to the Brazilian Labor Court. The labor court found that Vasco da Gama had not paid the player three months' wages and ruled that Petkovic could leave on a free transfer. However, Da Gama Club directly filed a complaint with FIFA, accusing Shenhua Club of being suspected of "luring players." FIFA ruled that Petkovic would be suspended indefinitely until the transfer dispute was resolved. Later, after mediation, Shenhua Club was cleared of the charge of "luring players" and voluntarily gave in, sharing the transfer fee of US$250,000 with Petkovic. Vasco da Gama Club also gave up its claim for compensation against Petkovic, and Petkovic also dropped his lawsuit against Vasco da Gama Club.

In the summer of 2003, Petkovic officially joined Shenhua. The arrival of Petkovic has completely revitalized Shenhua's midfield. Petkovic, who has exquisite skills, excellent awareness and outstanding footwork, has inherited the consistent technical characteristics of players from the former Yugoslavia. He scored seven goals in 22 league games. Petkovic used his superior ability to help Shenhua. Aiming to win the last A-League (deprived of it during the anti-gambling and anti-criminal campaign in football).

Petkovic fought aggressively on the court

The moment Petkovic scored

In early 2004, due to the new quantitative restrictions on the introduction of foreign players stipulated by the Chinese Football Association , Shenhua Club fired the high-level foreign aid Petkovi strange. The reason for dismissal was that his appearance rate in the 2003 season was less than 70%. According to the contract provisions, the club had grounds to unilaterally terminate the contract. Petkovic believed that his appearance rate had exceeded 70%, and Shenhua Club's termination was a breach of contract, so he filed a claim of US$1 million from Shenhua Club. The focus of the dispute between the two parties is that Petkovic, who Shenhua has insisted on playing, started playing in the Chinese Super League in June and did not reach 70% of the appearances; Petkovic believes that he has been a member of Shenhua Club since March. One player, more than 70% of the players played.In early 2006, the International Court of Arbitration for Sports ruled that Shenhua Club lost the case and needed to compensate Petkovic for liquidated damages of one million US dollars. Otherwise, Shenhua Club would face further penalties of ban on signings and league relegation. Shenhua Club had no choice but to "Any punishment".

After leaving Shenhua, Petkovic returned to Brazil and successively played for Vasco da Gama, Fluminense, Goias, Santos , Atletico Mineiro, and Flamengo. In the summer of 2011, Petkovic retired from the Flamengo team.

Petkovic celebrating the goal

After retiring, Petkovic served as the head coach of Atlético de Crisciuma, Sampaio Correa, Vitoria and other teams, but his coaching ability was mediocre. After being dismissed from the Victoria team in the summer of 2017, Petkovic had not coached for five years.