Mihailo "Mischa" Petrović (, ; born 18 October 1957) is a Serbian football coach and former player who is the manager of Nagoya Grampus. He also holds an Austrian passport.
Playing career As a player, he was capped once by Yugoslavia, in a November 1980 World Cup qualification match against Italy.
Managerial career Petrović joined Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in June 2006. In his first full season in charge, Sanfrecce reached the final of the Emperor's Cup but were relegated to J2. The side recovered in style, storming to the title with a haul of 100 points. Their excellent form continued into the next season and Sanfrecce secured a 4th-placed finish on their return to J1, qualifying for the AFC Champions League for the first time in the club's history. It was announced on 9 November 2011 that Petrović would not be renewing his contract for the 2012 season.
On 14 December 2011, Petrović was appointed to guide the Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds with a two-year contract. After seasons in charge of the Saitama outfit, he was sacked on 31 July 2017.
On 10 January 2018, he was appointed manager of Hokkaido club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
On 24 October 2020, Petrović became the first foreign manager to achieve 200 wins in J1.
On 4 March 2023, Petrović managed his 525th game in J1, breaking Akira Nishino's record for most games coached in J1 League history.
On 4 December 2024, it was announced Petrović would leave Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, after 7 seasons, following the team's relegation from J1 League. His last match in charge of Sapporo was a 1–0 victory over Kashiwa Reysol.
On 18 December 2025, Petrović was announced as the new manager of Nagoya Grampus, starting from the 2026 season.
Managerial statistics J.League Data Site
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromTo RecordGWDLWin %Olimpija Ljubljana1 July 200124 April 2002Dravograd4 April 200311 August 2003Sturm Graz8 September 200331 May 2006Sanfrecce Hiroshima10 June 200631 December 2011Urawa Reds1 January 201230 July 2017Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo1 January 201831 December 2024Nagoya Grampus1 January 2026PresentTotal Results from penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws in this table.
Honours
Manager Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japanese Super Cup: 2008 J.League Division 2: 2008
Urawa Red Diamonds J.League Cup: 2016
Individual J.League Manager of the Year: 2018
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