Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Petrović ya horar da 'yan wasan kwallon kwando na kasar Croatia a lokuta uku: a 1995 lokacin da suka gama na uku a EuroBasket, tsakanin 1999 da 2001 lokacin da suka gama na bakwai a EuroBasket na 2001 da kuma daga 2016 zuwa 2017; a ranar 23 ga Maris, 2016, an nada Petrović babban kocin babban kocin Croatia na maza a karo na uku a cikin babban kocinsa. A watan Agusta 2016 Croatia ta sami damar shiga gasar wasannin Olympics ta bazara ta 2016 ta hanyar lashe gasar neman shiga gasar
a birnin Turin, Italiya. A wasan karshe na gasar Olympics, Croatia ta yi rashin nasara a wasan kusa da na karshe na gasar daga Serbia. A ranar 15 ga Satumba, 2017, bayan rashin nasara ga Rasha a zagaye na 16 a EuroBasket, Petrović ya yi murabus daga benci na Croatia.