Nenad Jestrović (

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

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who played as a forward.

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 language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

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 Bastia (, commonly referred to as SC Bastia or simply Bastia) is a French professional association football, football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of Football in France, ...

(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

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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

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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 referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

. He split his last season between Turkish club Kocaelispor (2008) and his former club

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

International career

At international level, Jestrović represented

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from 2003 to 2005, making 12 appearances and scoring five goals. His final international was an August 2005

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away against

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Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Serbia and Montenegro's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jestrović goal.''

Honours

Bastia *

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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

Anderlecht *

: 2003–04, 2005–06 *

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Individual *

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topscorer: 1998–99 * Belgian First Division top scorer: 2004–05 *

top scorer: 2007–08

References

External links

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FC Metz Football Club de Metz () is a Football in France, French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 1, the highest division in the French football league system, for the 2025–26 Ligue 1, ...

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