Nenad Begović (; born January 6, 1980) is a

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n retired

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player who played in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Second League of Serbia and Montenegro,

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, Azerbaijan Premier League, Israeli Premier League, Canadian Soccer League,

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, and the Indonesia Super League.

Career

Club career

Begović began his career in the

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with

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

and had stints with FK Radnički Beograd, and OFK Mladenovac. In 2005, he went abroad to France to play in the

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with FC Sète 34. The following year he played with NK Interblock, and FC Baulmes. In 2007, he signed with

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of the

, and he had a stint in Russia with

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. He also played with F.C. Ashdod, and Simurq PIK in the Israeli Premier League, and Azerbaijan Premier League. In 2010, he went overseas to Canada to sign with Brantford Galaxy of the Canadian Soccer League. In his debut season he helped Brantford win their first CSL Championship. In 2012, he signed with rivals London City, and was appointed club captain. During his time with London he helped the club reach the postseason in 2013 for the first time since the 2000 season. After the conclusion of the CSL season he returned to Serbia to sign with FK Zemun of the

. In 2015, he signed with PSM Makassar of the Indonesia Super League.

International career

Begović received five call-ups to the FR Yugoslavia under-21 side under coach Nikola Rakojević during the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification rounds from 2000 to 2001.

Managerial career

After the sudden departure of manager Stanislav Zvezdić, the coaching responsibilities were given to Begović as a player/coach role. He took the team from the bottom of the standings and transformed them into a playoff contender. Despite the change in performance London still missed the final playoff berth by five points.

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