Nenad "Ćeća" Bijedić ( Turkish: ''Nejat Biyediç'' or ''Nejat Vardar''; 24 September 1959 – 15 August 2011) was a Bosnian and naturalized Turkish

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manager and player. He began playing football in FK Velez Mostar.

Playing career

Club

Bijedić arrived at Bursaspor at the age of 27. He scored 17 goals in 1987–88 season, resulting in him being nicknamed İmparator ("Emperor") by the fans and making him the most prolific striker in the team's history, scoring the most goals in a season until then.

Managerial career

He worked for Bursaspor, Karşıyaka S.K.,

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, Konyaspor, Karabükspor, Diyarbakırspor, Sakaryaspor, Eskişehirspor as a coach.

Personal life

Bijedić was born in

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, the second of three children. He studied

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Death

On 15 August 2011, Biyediç died of

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, his hometown, just 10 days after he arrived from

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following a long-term treatment.Nejat Biyediç'i kaybettik
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