Nenad Lukić (; 14 December 1968 – 10 February 2014) was a

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who played as a

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Club career

After spending two seasons with

Napredak Kruševac Napredak, which translates from Serbo-Croatian as ''Progress'', may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina *FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napred ...

, Lukić became best known for his spell at

Obilić Obilić may refer to: * Miloš Obilić, a medieval Serbian knight who died in 1389 * Obilić, Kosovo, a town and municipality in central Kosovo * Obilić, Bojnik, a village in Serbia * Obilić Medal, founded in 1847 by Njegoš as the highest mi ...

and was the team's starting goalkeeper (appearing in 32 of 33 games) in the title-winning 1997–98 season. He subsequently set

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record for the longest time without conceding a goal (over 900 minutes) during the NATO bombing-suspended 1998–99 season. Later on, Lukić played for Bulgarian club

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on two occasions.

International career

In March 1999, Lukić received his first call-up to the FR Yugoslavia national team by manager

Milan Živadinović Milan Živadinović (, ; 15 December 1944 – 17 July 2021) was a Serbian football manager and player. Club career Živadinović made his senior debut with Red Star Belgrade in the Yugoslav First League at the age of 18, appearing in two games ...

, but remained uncapped.

Death

Lukić died on 10 February 2014 at the age of 45 after a long illness.

Honours

;Obilić *

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, ef ...

: 1997–98

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