Nenad Sakić (; born 15 June 1971) is a Serbian

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manager and former player. He currently assistant manager Hungarian club

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Club career

Sakić came to

Napredak Kruševac Napredak may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina *FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Banatska Topola Fudbalski klub Napredak () is a f ...

in 1989 and spent five seasons with the club. He was signed by

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in 1994, helping them win the championship in his debut season. During his time with the ''Crveno-beli'', Sakić also won three consecutive national cups. In 1997, Sakić moved abroad to Italy and signed with

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side

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. He played regularly during his only season at the club, before switching to

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. From 1998 to 2004, Sakić played 137 league games for Sampdoria, scoring once. He played two more seasons with Napredak Kruševac before retiring.

International career

Between 1998 and 2000, Sakić was capped six time for

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, making his debut in a friendly against

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(1–1 draw).

Managerial career

In December 2008, it was announced that Sakić would be taking charge of

. He was also manager of Serbia U17, before serving as an assistant to Siniša Mihajlović during Mihajlović's managerial stints with

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and

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Career statistics

Honours

Red Star Belgrade * First League of FR Yugoslavia: 1994–95 * FR Yugoslavia Cup: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakic, Nenad 1971 births Living people Footballers from Kruševac Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers FK Napredak Kruševac players Red Star Belgrade footballers US Lecce players UC Sampdoria players Yugoslav Second League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serie A players Serie B players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serbian football managers FK Napredak Kruševac managers AC Milan non-playing staff Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff Serbian SuperLiga managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Italy Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy