Petar Segrt is UEFA Pro Licence coach and former football defender

Defender

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. He currently works as head coach

Head coach

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 of PSM Makassar

PSM Makassar

PSM, an acronym for Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar, is a football club that plays in the Liga Primer Indonesia. It was once considered as one of Indonesia's strongest football clubs, having won a title in 2000 and finishing runner-up three out of the past four seasons after that...

 in Indonesian Premier League

Indonesian Premier League

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.

Career as a player

Petar Segrt started his senior carrier in 1984 playing for FV Calw. He also played for FV Plochingen, TSV Schweickheim, SV Allmersbach, FC Walldorf and SV Waldhof Mannheim A. After his first injury, while he was recovering from the operation, he started as junior coach of FV Calw, while he was only 17 years old. Because of his second knee injury, he had to finish playing at 1993, while he was 27 years old. The same year Segrt graduated for UEFA 'B' Coaching Licence in Ruit, Germany, and started his coaching carrier.

Coaching career

Petar Segrt worked for various clubs in Germany and Austria. In 2008, he was appointed as assistant coach of Georgia

Georgia national football team

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, working under Hector Cuper

Héctor Cúper

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. In addition to his coaching skills, Segrt gained large popularity in Georgia during the Georgia-Russia war conflict in 2008, after his famous speech at Rustaveli square in Tbilisi, where he promised to the thousands of Georgian people gathered, that he would not leave their country despite the war. Currently he is head coach

Head coach

A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...

 of PSM Makassar

PSM Makassar

PSM, an acronym for Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar, is a football club that plays in the Liga Primer Indonesia. It was once considered as one of Indonesia's strongest football clubs, having won a title in 2000 and finishing runner-up three out of the past four seasons after that...

 in Indonesian Premier League

Indonesian Premier League

Indonesian Premier League is the highest level of professional competition for football clubs in Indonesia since 2011. This competition is managed by PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo, under supervision of the Football Association of Indonesia...

.

Coaching qualification

Petar Segrt has UEFA Pro Licence. He graduated for UEFA 'B' Coaching Licence in November, 1993 in Ruit, Germany, for UEFA 'A' Coaching Licence in July, 1995 in Hennef, Germany, and for UEFA Pro Licence Petar Segrt graduated in October, 2001 in Koln, Germany.

Coaching philosophy

Petar Segrt's coaching philosophy can be described as good organization, aggressively attacking football with a good balance between offensive and defensive. Segrt is known by working with clear concept, intensive communication with players while keeping the authority and leadership, developing players to a successful team with winner spirit. He is especially known by being loyal to the team, the club, federation members and to spectators.
Segrt often attended Coaching Seminars at the German Football Association

German Football Association

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, the Football Federations of Spain, England, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Croatia, South Africa and Austria. He also attended Coaching Seminars at Football clubs as Arsenal London, West Ham, Hamburger SV, TSG Hoffenheim, Al Ahly Club, Austria Wien, Sturm Graz and many others.
Petar Segrt have References from coaches as Joachim Löw, Arsène Wenger

Arsène Wenger

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, Ivica Osim

Ivica Osim

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, Klaus Toppmöller

Klaus Toppmöller

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, Ralf Rangnick, Josef Hickersberger

Josef Hickersberger

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 and Erich Rutemöller

Erich Rutemöller

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External links

• Petar Segrt Profile at Transfermarkt