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V. Petković
Head Coach

V. Petković

AlgeriaAlgeriaBosnia and Herzegovina62 yrs

4-2-3-1 · Patient build-up, midfield overloads

10

Teams managed

1999 – present

Years active

190 cm

Height

90 kg

Weight

The Bosnian-born Swiss coach rebuilt the Desert Foxes after successive AFCON disappointments, mixing Riyad Mahrez's experience with a new European-raised generation.

Managerial record

202

Matches

89

Won

55

Drawn

58

Lost

44%

Win %

From completed matches in our fixtures corpus across counted spells; cup, league and international games combined.

Managerial career

Algeria

AlgeriaCurrent

Algeria

2024 – present63% win
Bordeaux

Bordeaux

France

2021 – 202227% win
Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland

2014 – 202153% win
Lazio

Lazio

Italy

2012 – 201442% win
FC Sion

FC Sion

Switzerland

2012 – 2012
Samsunspor
2011 – 201211% win
BSC Young Boys

BSC Young Boys

Switzerland

2008 – 2011
Bellinzona

Bellinzona

Switzerland

2005 – 2008
FC Lugano

FC Lugano

Switzerland

2004 – 2005
AC Malcantone

AC Malcantone

Switzerland

1999 – 2004

Honours

Euro 2020 quarter-final with Switzerland (beat France)Coppa Italia 2013 (Lazio)

World Cup record

Coached Switzerland at the 2014 & 2018 World Cups; now ends Algeria's 12-year absence with Mahrez as talisman.