Nenad Sakić (; born 15 June 1971) is a Serbian

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manager and former player. He is the assistant manager of Russian club Spartak Moscow.

Club career

Sakić came to Napredak Kruševac in 1989 and spent five seasons with the club. He was signed by

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in 1994, helping them win the

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in his debut season. During his time with the ''Crveno-beli'', Sakić also won three consecutive national cups. In 1997, Sakić moved abroad to Italy and signed with

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side Lecce. He played regularly during his only season at the club, before switching to Sampdoria. From 1998 to 2004, Sakić played 137 league games for Sampdoria, scoring once. He played two more seasons with Napredak Kruševac before retiring.

International career

Between 1998 and 2000, Sakić was capped six time for

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, making his debut in a friendly against

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(1–1 draw).

Managerial career

In December 2008, it was announced that Sakić would be taking charge of Napredak Kruševac. He was also manager of Serbia U17, before serving as an assistant to Siniša Mihajlović during Mihajlović's managerial stints with

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, Sampdoria and

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. Since 2021, he works as an assistant to Dejan Stanković in the clubs Stanković is managing.

Career statistics

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

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: 1994–95 *

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: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakic, Nenad 1971 births Living people Footballers from Kruševac Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers FK Napredak Kruševac players Red Star Belgrade footballers US Lecce players UC Sampdoria players Yugoslav Second League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serie A players Serie B players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serbian football managers FK Napredak Kruševac managers Serbian SuperLiga managers Serbian expatriate football managers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia UC Sampdoria non-playing staff AC Milan non-playing staff Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff Ferencvárosi TC non-playing staff