Nenad Jestrović (

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: Ненад Јестровић; born 9 May 1976) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Jestrović started his playing career with Radnički Obrenovac in the early 1990s. He then played 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 the

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, before moving abroad for the first time in the summer of 1997. Jestrović spent three years in France, representing

SC Bastia Sporting Club Bastiais ( co, Sporting Club di Bastia, commonly referred to as SC Bastia or simply Bastia) is a Corsican association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of Football ...

(1997–1998) and

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(1998–2000). He then moved to Belgian club

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, having a lot of success in the 2000–01 season. Jestrović spent the best years of his career at

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(2001–2005), becoming the

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top scorer in the 2004–05 season. He made a total of 80 league appearances and scored 55 goals, before leaving the

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

club in January 2006. Jestrović then spent a year and a half in the United Arab Emirates, playing for

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and Al Nasr. Jestrović also became the

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 ...

top scorer in the 2007–08 season while playing for

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

. He split his last season between Turkish club

Kocaelispor Kocaelispor is a Turkish football club based in İzmit. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. Their best finish was in 1992–93 season, where they finished fourth. They have won the Turkish ...

(2008) and his former club

(2009), before retiring in the summer of 2009.

International career

At international level, Jestrović represented

Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

from 2003 to 2005, making 12 appearances and scoring five goals.

Honours

Individual *

top scorer: 2007–08

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jestrovic, Nenad 1976 births Living people People from Obrenovac Serbian footballers Association football forwards Serbia and Montenegro international footballers FK Radnički Obrenovac players OFK Beograd players Red Star Belgrade footballers Serbian SuperLiga players SC Bastia players FC Metz players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Royal Excel Mouscron players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Belgian First Division A players Al Ain FC players Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players UAE Pro League players Kocaelispor footballers Süper Lig players Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Belgium Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in Turkey Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Serbia and Montenegro footballers