Nenad Vanić (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Ненад Ванић; born 30 August 1970) is a Serbian

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and former player.

Playing career

In the summer of 1997, following a brief spell with

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, Vanić moved abroad an signed with Spanish club

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. He spent the next three seasons there, before moving to Belgian side

Lokeren Lokeren () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders, and belongs to the Waasland, also called ''Land van Waas'', of which it is the second ...

. After a year at

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, Vanić switched to fellow league club

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. He made a total of 77 appearances and scored 17 goals in the top flight of Belgian football between 2000 and 2003. Subsequently, Vanić briefly played for Chinese side

Tianjin Teda Tianjin Jinmen Tiger Football Club is a professional Chinese football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Tianjin, and their home stadium is t ...

, before returning to his homeland and joining

Borac Čačak Borac may refer to: * FK Borac Banja Luka, a football club from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina ** RK Borac Banja Luka, an affiliated team handball club ** OK Borac, an affiliated volleyball club * FK Borac Čačak, a football club from Čačak ...

in early 2004.

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring as a player, Vanić took over the managerial role at Radnički Nova Pazova in early 2010. He led the club to win the

Serbian League Vojvodina Serbian League Vojvodina ( Serbian: Српска лига Војводина / Srpska liga Vojvodina) is one of four sections of the Serbian League, the third national tier. The other three sections are Serbian League Belgrade, Serbian League East ...

in 2012, thus earning promotion to the

Serbian First League The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

. In May 2015, Vanić was appointed manager of Metalac Gornji Milanovac. He subsequently led the club to victory against

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 the promotion playoffs, thus securing a spot in the

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. After Metalac, Vanić managed

, Proleter Novi Sad and

UAE Pro League The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al O ...

club Hatta. In the summer of 2019, he was appointed manager of

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...

club Radnik Surdulica. After 9 games in charge, with three defeats, two draws and four wins, Vanić was fired on 29 October 2019.KAO NA TRACI Radnik ponovo promenio trenera, vratio se Simo Krunić
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Honours

Player

;Red Star Belgrade *

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: 1996–97

Manager

;Radnički Nova Pazova *

: 2011–12 ;Proleter Novi Sad *

: 2017–18

References

External links

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