Nenad Kovačević ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Ковачевић; born 11 November 1980) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Kovačević captained

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

and joined French top-tier outfit

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in 2006.

International career

On the national level, Kovačević played 8 times for the

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team between 2003 and 2005 and another 17 for

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, totaling 25 caps (no goals). His final international was a May 2008

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against

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Career statistics

International

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

First League of Serbia and Montenegro The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top Association football, football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of ...

: 2003–04, 2005–06 *

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: 2003–04, 2005–06 Lens *

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: 2008–09

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* * 1980 births Living people Footballers from Kraljevo Men's association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers Serbian men's footballers Serbia men's international footballers FK Sloga Kraljevo players FK Jedinstvo Ub players FK Borac Čačak players FK Budućnost Banatski Dvor players Red Star Belgrade footballers RC Lens players FC Baku players FC UTA Arad players Nîmes Olympique players FK Zemun players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian SuperLiga players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Azerbaijan Premier League players Liga II players Serbian First League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Serbian football managers {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub