Nenad Jakšić (; born 12 October 1965) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Jakšić started out at his hometown club Dinamo Vranje, before joining Radnički Niš. He spent five seasons with the club between 1987 and 1992, making 158 appearances and scoring 24 goals in the

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) ...

. He later went on to play abroad in Cyprus and Greece.

International career

At international level, Jakšić was selected to represent

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at the

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, but remained an unused substitute.

Post-playing career

After hanging up his boots, Jakšić served as president of his childhood club Dinamo Vranje from January to August 2009.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaksic, Nenad 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Vranje Footballers from Pčinja District Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics FK Dinamo Vranje players FK Radnički Niš players Pezoporikos Larnaca FC players Omonia Aradippou players PAS Giannina F.C. players Veria F.C. players FK Loznica players Yugoslav First League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Cypriot First Division players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece