Petar Nadoveza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 April 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Šibenik, Kingdom of Italy | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HNK Šibenik | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1963 | HNK Šibenik | 65 | (30) |
| 1963–1973 | HNK Hajduk Split | 217 | (108) |
| 1973–1975 | K.S.C. Lokeren | 45 | (15) |
| National team | |||
| 1967 | Yugoslavia | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982–1984 | NK Hajduk Split | ||
| 1984–1985 | HNK Šibenik | ||
| 1988–1989 | NK Hajduk Split | ||
| 1992 | CA Bizertin | ||
| 1995–1996 | NK Olimpija | ||
| 2000 | NK Hajduk Split | ||
| 2004 | NK Hajduk Split | ||
| 2004 | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Petar Nadoveza (born 9 April 1942 in Šibenik) is a Croatian former football player and former manager. During his playing spell at Hajduk he was nicknamed "Pere, Splitski Pele" which meant "Pete, the Pelé from Split"
Petar Nadoveza started his youth and senior career at HNK Šibenik. In Šibenik's youth academy he was under the guidance of Stojan Mileta who created a lot of talented footballers from that region. At that time Slavko Luštica was the manager of Šibenik and with him Šibenik was a fierce club in the Yugoslav Second League.
In 1963 he moved to Hajduk Split where he would spend the next 10 years of his career. He was a real "killer" on the field. He had amazing speed and a real instict for the goal. Nadoveza wasn't a very disciplined player which resulted in many arguments with his managers, especially with Branko Zebec but on the pitch he showed his commitment to the club and to the game. He was loved by the fans and the club personnel. His famous incident was in 1964 when he assaulted a football referee called Strmčeg. This resulted in a 6-month ban from playing football.
During the 1960s Hajduk wasn't doing so well in the Yugoslav First League and many times they were facing relegation to the second league. In the 1965-66 Yugoslav First League Hajduk was accused of match fixing and was facing relegation. The match fixing case was dropped but Hajduk was still facing relegation in the league. Thanks to Nadoveza who scored 21 goals that season Hajduk was saved and managed to stay in the first league. Nadoveza became the Top goalscorer that season. In 1967, he helped Hajduk win their first Yugoslav Cup. He played in the 1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup which was Hajduk's first real participation in a UEFA competition.
At the end of the 1960s many young talented players such as Jerković, Džoni and Mužinić joined the club and alongside the "old guard" with Nadoveza they managed to create a new Hajduk. Their first success was the 1970-71 Yugoslav First League which they won dramatically. The most famous game that season was against FK Partizan in Belgrade where Hajduk needed 2 points to secure the trophy. Hajduk was losing 0-3 but in the second halftime Nadoveza managed to score two goals and motivate his team to turn the result around. Hajduk won the game 4-3 and secured the championship. Nadoveza also became the top goalscorer that season with 20 goals. Nadoveza won his second Yugoslav Cup in 1972. In his last season for the club he won his third Yugoslav Cup and helped Hajduk reach the 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-final where they lost to Leeds United.
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