Nenad Bjeković (, ; born 5 November 1947) is a
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football
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administrator and former player and
manager.
Club career
Born in
Lazarevo, a village near
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; ; ; ; ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city urban area has a population of 67,129 inh ...
, Bjeković started out at his local club Zadrugar Lazarevo, before switching to
Proleter Zrenjanin. He stayed there for four years, making his
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...
debut in the
1967–68 season.
In 1969, Bjeković was transferred to
Partizan. He spent seven seasons with the ''Crno-beli'', netting 82 league goals in 198 appearances. In the
1975–76 season, Bjeković was the Yugoslav First League top scorer with 24 goals, helping Partizan win its seventh championship title.
In 1976, Bjeković moved abroad to France and signed with
Nice
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and netted four goals. He scored on his debut for the national team in a friendly match against
Brazil
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in
Belo Horizonte
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on 19 December 1968. His last cap came on 24 February 1976 in a 2–1 away friendly win over
Algeria
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in Algiers.
Post-playing career
After hanging up his boots, Bjeković started his managerial career as an assistant to
Miloš Milutinović at Partizan in 1982. He would replace Milutinović as manager at the start of the
1984–85 season. At the helm of Partizan, Bjeković won back-to-back championship titles in
1986 and
1987
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In 1987, Bjeković was appointed as manager of his former club
Nice
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of Partizan for almost two decades. He resigned from the position in May 2007.
On 17 April 2018, Bjeković was elected as vice-president of the
Serbian Football Association.
Personal life
Bjeković is the father of fellow footballer
Nenad Bjeković.
Career statistics
Club
International
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Honours
Player
Proleter Zrenjanin
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Yugoslav Second League
Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...
:
1966–67
Partizan
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Yugoslav First League
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:
1975–76
Individual
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Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...
Top Scorer:
1975–76
Manager
Partizan
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Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...
:
1985–86,
1986–87
References
External links
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1947 births
Living people
Footballers from Zrenjanin
Men's association football forwards
Yugoslav men's footballers
Yugoslavia men's international footballers
FK Proleter Zrenjanin players
FK Partizan players
OGC Nice players
Yugoslav Second League players
Yugoslav First League players
Ligue 1 players
Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France
Yugoslav football managers
FK Partizan managers
OGC Nice managers
Ligue 1 managers
Yugoslav expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in France
FK Partizan non-playing staff
Serbian sports executives and administrators