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He scored eight goals for Regensburg in the 2001-2002 season, partnering András Tölcséres as the club finished third, missing out on promotion to the 2.
He scored eight goals for Regensburg in the 2001-2002 season, partnering András Tölcséres as the club finished third, missing out on promotion to the 2.
Not to be confused with Michael Petri (football player)
He is now assistant manager of 1. Football Club Saarbrücken World War II Born in Ludwigshafen, Petry began his career with SV Südwest Ludwigshafen, an amateur club in his hometown, before joining VfR Mannheim of the third-tier Regionalliga Südwest in 1999. He helped the club to a third-place finish in his first season, enabling them to qualify for the new, restructured Regionalliga, which was being reduced from four leagues to two.
His twelve goals in the Regionalliga Süd in the 2000-2001 season made him VfR Mannheim"s top scorer, and in July 2001 he signed for Jahn Regensburg of the same division.
Bundesliga by one point. He then moved again, to another Regionalliga Süd team, Kickers Offenbach, where he was top scorer in his first season, with nine goals.
He scored six goals in the following season, which saw Offenbach in relegation danger, eventually finishing in 13th place, before he returned to Jahn Regensburg in July 2004. Petry"s return to Regensburg was less successful - he scored just one goal in each of his two seasons with the club, the latter of which saw them relegated to the Oberliga Bayern, and in July 2006, he signed for another Oberliga club, SV Sandhausen.
Liga. He was to be on the move again, however, signing for 1.
Football Club Saarbrücken of the Oberliga Südwest, now a fifth-tier division. Petry then returned to his hometown, joining Arminia Ludwigshafen of the sixth-tier Verbandsliga Südwest. Football Club Saarbrücken, to play for the reserve team, also serving as assistant manager to Bernd Eichmann.
He scored regularly for the reserves, so in March 2013 he was brought into the first team for a home match against SV Babelsberg 03.
At the age of 36, it was his debut in professional football. He retired at the end of the 2012-2013 season.