Nenad Tomović (; born 30 August 1987) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a defender for Čukarički. A former Serbian Olympian and U21 international, Tomović made 22 appearances for

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at full level between 2008 and 2015.

Club career

Career in Serbia

Born in

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the List of cities in Serbia, fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Se ...

, Tomović started out at hometown club Radnički. He joined the youth categories of Rad in 2003, alongside

Nemanja Pejčinović Nemanja Pejčinović (, ; born 4 November 1987) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a centre-back. A former Serbia U21 international, Pejčinović made three appearances for Serbia at full level between 2008 and 2016. In 2019, he was ...

. In early 2005, Tomović was promoted to the first-team squad, making his first senior appearances during the 2004–05 Serbian Second League. In January 2006, Tomović was acquired by

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 ...

, alongside

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. He subsequently played for the youth team at the

2006 Torneo di Viareggio The 2006 winners of the Torneo di Viareggio (in English, the Viareggio Tournament, officially the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale), the annual youth football tournament held in Viareggio, Tuscany, are listed below. Format ...

, before making one senior appearance near the end of the

2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro SuperLiga The 2005–06 Serbia and Montenegro Superliga (officially known as the Meridian SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth and last season of Serbia and Montenegro's top-level football league before the dissolution. It was contested by 16 t ...

, as the club won the title. In the summer of 2006, Tomović was loaned back to Rad. He spent one and a half seasons with the ''Građevinari'', before returning to Red Star Belgrade in the 2008 winter transfer window.

Career in Italy

In July 2009, Tomović was officially transferred to Italian club

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. He made 19 appearances in all competitions throughout his debut season with the ''Rossoblù''. In the 2011 winter transfer window, Tomović was loaned to

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for the remainder of the season. His loan was extended for a further year in June 2011. On 31 August 2012, Tomović joined

Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Florence, Tuscany. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while ...

in a co-ownership deal with

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moving in the opposite direction. He featured regularly in central defence and at right-back, as the ''Viola'' purchased the other half of his rights from

at the end of the season. On 31 August 2017, Tomović joined

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on a season-long loan with an option to buy. On 24 August 2019, Tomović joined

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club

SPAL Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor, commonly referred to by the acronym SPAL (), is a professional football club based in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. During the 2024–25 season the team played in Serie C, the third tier of the Italian foot ...

on loan with an obligation to buy.

Career in Cyprus

On 11 August 2022,

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC (, "Athletic Union Kition (ancient state), Kition of Larnaca") is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional association football, football club based in Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two historical Larnaca clubs, EP ...

(with Tomović on the team) played the second leg of the

2022–23 UEFA Europa League The 2022–23 UEFA Europa League was the 52nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 14th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. Sevilla defeated Roma in the final pl ...

third qualifying round away in Belgrade against Partizan. After the match, Tomović ran to the sidelines and pushed a local photojournalist to the ground.

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's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body is yet to discuss this case.

International career

Tomović represented

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at the

2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was held in Northern Ireland between 18 and 29 July 2005. Venues Qualifications There were two separate rounds of qualifications held before the Final Tournament. 1. 2005 UEFA European Under-19 C ...

. He was subsequently a member of the Serbia squad at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

. The following year, Tomović represented

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at the

2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship began on 15 June 2009, and was the 17th UEFA European Under-21 Championship. This was the first tournament after the competition reverted to a two-year format, following the single-year 2007 UEFA Europ ...

. Tomović made his full international debut for

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on 14 December 2008, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 friendly loss against

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in a squad made up of mainly domestic-based players. After a 2014 World Cup qualifier against

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on 15 October 2013, an image of completely naked Tomović, accompanied by

Filip Đorđević Filip Đorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Филип Ђорђевић, ; born 28 September 1987) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. Đorđević earned 14 caps and scored 4 goals for Serbia from 2012 to 2014. Club career ...

and

Aleksandar Kolarov Aleksandar Kolarov (, ; born 10 November 1985) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a left back. He is the current assistant coach of Serie A club Inter Milan. Kolarov began his career at Red Star Belgrade, but he did not br ...

, leaked after a fan sneaked into the dressing room.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

First League of Serbia and Montenegro The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top Association football, 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 ...

: 2005–06 *

Serbia and Montenegro Cup The Serbia and Montenegro Cup was an association football knockout cup tournament of Serbia and Montenegro played between 1992 and 2006, after which Serbia and Montenegro became separate nations. The competition was the continuation of the old ...

: 2005–06 Fiorentina *

Coppa Italia Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the DDS and the Lega Calcio until the 2009–10 season and by Lega Serie A ever since. Juventus is the competition's most successf ...

runner-up: 2013–14

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomovic, Nenad Living people 1987 births Footballers from Kragujevac Serbian men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serbia men's international footballers Serbia men's under-21 international footballers Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Serbia First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Serie A players FK Rad players Red Star Belgrade footballers Genoa CFC players US Lecce players ACF Fiorentina players AC ChievoVerona players SPAL players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus AEK Larnaca FC players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Cypriot First Division players FK Čukarički players