Nebojša Gudelj (

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: Небојша Гудељ; born 23 September 1968) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Playing career

Born in

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, Gudelj started out at his hometown club Leotar, collecting 87 appearances in the

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to: * Yugoslavia, or any of the three historic states carrying that name: ** Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a European monarchy which existed 1918–1945 (officially called "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" 1918–1 ...

between 1988 and 1991. He subsequently switched to

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

, winning four trophies with the ''Crno-beli'', including the double in the 1993–94 season. Gudelj played 123 official matches for Partizan. In the summer of 1994, Gudelj moved abroad and signed with Spanish club Logroñés. He spent two seasons there, before joining fellow Segunda División club

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. In the summer of 1997, Gudelj moved to the Netherlands and signed with NAC Breda. He spent the next eight seasons there, appearing in almost 300 official matches for the club. In the 2005–06 season, Gudelj played for Sparta Rotterdam, before retiring from the game.

Managerial career

Gudelj was manager of NAC Breda from November 2012 to October 2014. He became the manager of Dalian Istar, a youth club, in 2018. In 2021, the club moved to Hubei and merged with Hubei Istar, and he was appointed as the supervisor for first team and youth team.

Personal life

His two sons, Nemanja and Dragiša, are both Serbia international footballers.

Honours

Partizan *

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Прва савезна лига / Prva savezna liga) was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed following the breakup of Yu ...

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, 1993–94 *

FR Yugoslavia Cup The Serbia and Montenegro Cup was an association football knockout cup tournament of Serbia and Montenegro played between 1992 and 2006, after which Serbia and Montenegro became separate nations. The competition was the continuation of the old ...

: 1991–92, 1993–94 NAC Breda *

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as t ...

: 1999–2000

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