Nebojša Malbaša (; born 25 June 1959) is a Serbian former

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manager and player.

Playing career

After starting out with Zmaj Zemun, Malbaša played for

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

from

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, making 118 appearances and scoring 25 goals. He subsequently spent one year at

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

. In 1987, Malbaša moved abroad to Belgium and signed with

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. He appeared in 110 games and netted 46 times in the

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over the next four seasons. Between 1991 and 1995, Malbaša played for

Charleroi Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593.

, amassing 114 appearances and scoring 42 goals in the top flight of Belgian football. He then spent one year at

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and another one at

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before retiring.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Malbaša briefly served as manager of

in 2000.

Honours

RFC Liège *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

: 1989–90 Belgian Cup, 1989–90

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