Petar Divić
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Petar Divić is a Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

n international football player.

Club career

He started his career in his hometown club Dinamo Pančevo and still very young emigrated to Spain
Spain
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 to play in Segunda Division
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...

 club CD Toledo
CD Toledo
Club Deportivo Toledo, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1928, it plays in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games at Estadio Salto del Caballo, with a seating capacity of 5,300.Home uniforms consist of green...

.In the first match against Ecija 4:0 gave a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...

. After an unsuccessful season there, he returned and played in Belgrade's club FK Rad
FK Rad
FK Rad is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. It plays at Stadion Kralj Petar I, which is located in the southern part of the city's Banjica neighbourhood....

 and CSK Celarevo where he scored over 30 goals in just a year and a half, before moving to First League of FR Yugoslavia club OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd
Omladinski fudbalski klub Beograd, commonly referred to as OFK Beograd , is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia, more precisely from the Karaburma urban neighborhood. It currently is the oldest team playing in the Serbian SuperLiga. The name means "Youth Football Club Belgrade" in Serbian...

 where he will obtain his full affirmation as a goalscorer becoming the maximum goalscorer of the 2000–01 league. Afterwords spend two seasons in each 2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...

 clubs 1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to...

, having played in the UEFA Cup 2001-02, and Trier 05
SV Eintracht Trier 05
SV Eintracht Trier 05 is a German association football club based in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. It was formed on 11 March 1948 out of the merger of Westmark 05 Trier and Eintracht Trier 06, on the 43rd anniversary of the establishment of predecessor Trier Fußball Club 05...

. In January 2005 returned to Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

 to play in the top club FK Smederevo
FK Smederevo
Fudbalski klub Smederevo is a Serbian professional football club based in the city of Smederevo.-History:...

, but at the end of the season left to his first club Dinamo Pančevo, playing in lower leagues. In January 2008 he moved to Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 to Vasas SC
Vasas SC
Vasas SC is one of Hungary's major sports clubs. Most of its facilities are situated in Budapest's 13th district in the north of the town. Members of the Hungarian Union of Iron Workers founded the club as Vas-és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja, the "Sport Club of Iron and Steel Workers", on 16 March 1911...

 where he still plays.

International career

He played twice for the FR Yugoslavia national football team, in 28 June 2001, in a friendly match against Paraguay
Paraguay national football team
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, and in 4 July same year, in a farewell match of Dragan Stojković
Dragan Stojkovic
Dragan Stojković , also known under the nickname Piksi is a Serbian former footballer and current manager of J...

 in Oita against Japan
Japan national football team
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.

Honours

  • OFK Belgrade
    • 1 time First League of FR Yugoslavia top-scorer: 2000–01
      First League of FR Yugoslavia 2000-01
      -League standings:-Champions:Red Star Belgrade Players Milenko Ačimovič Srđan Bajčetić Branko Bošković Goran Bunjevčević Milivoje Vitakić Ivan Vukomanović Blaže Georgioski Stevo Glogovac Ivan Gvozdenović Goran Drulić Petar Đenić Saša Zorić Dejan Ilić Branko Jelić Aleksandar Kocić Nenad Lalatović...

      . The 1999–00 season was the second scorer of First League of FR Yugoslavia. The only player in Serbia, which was the top scorer in the first three league... First league 27 goals OFK Beograd 2000-01, 2nd League CSK Celarevo 20 goals 1998-99 and 3.League Dinamo Pancevo 27 goals 1995-96. At the celebration of 100 years
      100 Years
      "100 Years" is the title of a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Five for Fighting . It was released in November 2003 as first single from the album The Battle for Everything.-Music video:...

       of his former club OFK Beograd
      OFK Beograd
      Omladinski fudbalski klub Beograd, commonly referred to as OFK Beograd , is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia, more precisely from the Karaburma urban neighborhood. It currently is the oldest team playing in the Serbian SuperLiga. The name means "Youth Football Club Belgrade" in Serbian...

      , Petar Divić was declared the best player for the period 1991–2001 ... His name now stands beside the great Blagoje Mosa Marjanovic, Josip Skoblar
      Josip Skoblar
      Josip "Joško" Skoblar is a Croatian former football player and manager. He was primarily a forward, and also capable of playing on both wings.-Club:...

      , Ilija Petkovic
      Ilija Petkovic
      Ilija Petković is a retired Serbian footballer. Since the early 1990s he's been a football manager, his most notable appointment being with the Serbia and Montenegro national football team.-Playing career:He started playing football for Dinara Knin...

      , Slobodan Santrac
      Slobodan Santrac
      Slobodan Santrač is a retired Serbian football player and currently manager of Chinese Super League side Shaanxi Renhe Commercial Chanba F.C.....

      , Bane Ivanovic ...

Personal life

Peter was the second child of Milorad Divić (former national handball player) and Vida Divić-Pavić (former national volleyball player). Peter has a sister Nevena. During 2000, Petar met and married the Marina
Marina
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 in December 2001. In January 2006 Marina Divić gave birth to a child .The son, born in Belgrade, was named Marko
Marko
- Places :* Márkó, a village in Hungary* Marko's Monastery, a monastery in the Republic of Macedonia- Surname :* Béla Markó, a Romanian politician and writer of Hungarian ethnicity* Helmut Marko, an Austrian racecar driver* Ida Marko-Varga, a Swedish swimmer...

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