Petar Manola (born 28 February 1918 in Jajce

Jajce

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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 then still part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) was a Serbian

Serbs

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 international football player.

Club career

He started his career in Slavija Sarajevo where he played between 1931 and 1936 but, his greatest success was archived while playing in BSK Beograd, between 1936 and 1942, and made part of the memorable midfield line formed with Prvoslav Dragičević and Gustav Lechner, that won the Yugoslav First League

Yugoslav First League

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 in 1939. After the start of the World War II, he left Yugoslavia

Kingdom of Yugoslavia

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 and continued his career in Lazio Rome playing in Serie A

Serie A

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. Between January 1947 and summer 1948 he played in France

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, first in Second Division Olympique Lyonnais

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, and then in Ligue 1

Ligue 1

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 famous club Red Star Paris

Red Star Saint-Ouen

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. Afterwords, he returned to Italy

Italy

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 where he played in S.S.C. Napoli

S.S.C. Napoli

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, in the 1948-49 season, and then represented lower leagues clubs like S.S. Cavese 1919

S.S. Cavese 1919

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, Benevento Calcio

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 and Turris 1944. He ended his playing career in 1956.

International career

While playing in BSK Belgrade he played nine matches for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia national football team

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 national team.

Honours

BSK Belgrade

• • 1 time Yugoslav First League
    Yugoslav First League
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     Champion: 1938-39

External sources

• Player profile at Reprezentacija.rs
• Player profile at National-football-teams.