Nenad Veselji (born 3 February 1971) is a retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

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. Born in the SFR Yugoslavia, he represented

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

internationally.

Playing career

Nenad started his career while still in

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

playing for

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma, ...

. In 1994, he came to

and started playing for

Floriana FC Floriana Football Club is a Maltese professional football club in the town of Floriana that currently plays in the Maltese Premier League. In all, Floriana F.C. has won 26 national leagues and 21 FA Trophies (present and longest surviving main kn ...

where he played for three seasons. In 1997, he moved to

Valletta FC Valletta F.C. is a professional football club based in Valletta, the capital city of Malta, and competes in the Maltese Premier League, the top flight of Maltese football. The club was founded in 1943 after a merge of Valletta Prestons, Valletta ...

. He spent his best years of his career playing for Valletta, where he stayed until January 2001, when he moved for a short spell with

Birkirkara FC Birkirkara Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Birkirkara, on the island of Malta. The club was formed in 1950, following the amalgamation of Birkirkara United and Birkirkara Celtic. Birkirkara currently play in t ...

. In 2001, he moved to Sliema Wanderers where he played until January 2004, before rejoining Valletta FC and after half a season, he ended his playing career. Having represented the best Maltese clubs in the period, Nenad played an impressive 177 matches in the Maltese Premier League, having scored 60 goals in ten seasons he played.

International career

Nenad has also represented the

Malta national football team The Malta national football team ( mt, Tim nazzjonali tal-futbol ta' Malta) represents Malta in international football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association, the governing body for football in Malta. The first official game playe ...

a total of seven times between the years 1999 and 2000.

Honours

*Floriana FC **2 times winner of Super 5 Cup: 1994–95 and 1995–96 *Valletta FC **3 times Champion of Maltese Premier League: 1997–98, 1998–99 and 2000–01 **2 times winner of

Maltese Cup The FA Trophy, currently known as the IZIBET FA Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual football cup competition that takes place in Malta. The cup was founded in 1933; following a match between England and Italy, played in Rome in May 1933, ...

: 1998–99 and 2000–01 **3 times winner of

Maltese Super Cup The Maltese Super Cup is an annual super cup tie held in Malta between the champions of the previous Maltese Premier League season and the holders of the Maltese FA Trophy. In the event that the Premier League champion also won the FA Trophy, the ...

: 1997–97, 1998–99 and 2000–01 **1-time winner of Löwenbräu Cup: 1997–98 **1-time winner of Super 5 Cup: 1999-00 **1-time winner of Centenary Cup: 2000 *Sliema Wanderers **2 times Champion of Maltese Premier League: 2002–03 and 2003–04 **1-time winner of Löwenbräu Cup: 2002 **1-time winner of Super 5 Cup: 2001–02

References

External sources

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Career story and photos
at Valletta FC official site. 1971 births Living people Serbian emigrants to Malta People with acquired Maltese citizenship Maltese footballers Malta international footballers Yugoslav footballers OFK Beograd players Yugoslav First League players Floriana F.C. players Valletta F.C. players Birkirkara F.C. players Sliema Wanderers F.C. players Association football forwards {{Malta-footy-bio-stub