Nenad Kovačević
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 November 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Kraljevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Bubamara Kraljevo[1] | |||
Sloga Kraljevo[1] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Sloga Kraljevo | 2 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Jedinstvo Ub | 17 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Big Bull Bačinci | 8 | (2) |
1999–2000 | Borac Čačak | 17 | (0) |
2000–2002 | Budućnost Banatski Dvor | 41 | (1) |
2002–2006 | Red Star Belgrade | 85 | (1) |
2006–2011 | Lens | 128 | (0) |
2011 | Red Star Belgrade | 12 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Baku | 20 | (0) |
2013 | UTA Arad | 5 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Nîmes | 50 | (1) |
2015 | Zemun | 5 | (0) |
Total | 390 | (5) | |
International career | |||
2003–2008 | Serbia[note 1] | 25 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2017 | Podunavac Belegiš | ||
2017–2018 | Sopot | ||
2019 | OFK Vršac | ||
2019–2020 | Radnički Sremska Mitrovica | ||
2021–2022 | OFK Kikinda | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nenad Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Ковачевић; born 11 November 1980) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Kovačević captained Red Star Belgrade and joined French top-tier outfit Lens in 2006.[2]
International career
[edit]On the national level, Kovačević played 8 times for the Serbia and Montenegro team between 2003 and 2005 and another 17 for Serbia, totaling 25 caps (no goals).[3] His final international was a May 2008 friendly match against Russia.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Red Star | 2002–03 | SuperLiga | 28 | 0 | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 0 |
2003–04 | 7 | 0 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | 22 | 0 | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | 25 | 1 | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 1 | ||
2006–07 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 85 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 102 | 1 | ||||||
Lens | 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
2007–08 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
2010–11 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Total | 128 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 142 | 1 | ||
Red Star | 2011–12 | SuperLiga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
Baku | 2011–12 | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
2012–13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 0 | ||
UTA Arad | 2012–13 | Liga II | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
Nîmes | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
2014–15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
Zemun | 2015–16 | First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 305 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 350 | 2 |
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Serbia and Montenegro / Serbia | 2003 | 5 | 0 |
2004 | 0 | 0 | |
2005 | 3 | 0 | |
2006 | 5 | 0 | |
2007 | 9 | 0 | |
2008 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Red Star Belgrade
- First League of Serbia and Montenegro: 2003–04, 2005–06
- Serbia and Montenegro Cup: 2003–04, 2005–06
Lens
Notes
[edit]- ^ Including 8 caps for Serbia and Montenegro
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ковачевић: Док крадем јабуке, а баба ме јури, ја са дрвета скачем на улицу и не сломим ништа". Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Lens come in for Kovačević". UEFA. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Nenad Kovačević, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Nenad Kovačević at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nenad Kovačević.
- Nenad Kovačević at Soccerway.com
- Nenad Kovačević at WorldFootball.net
- Nenad Kovačević at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nenad Kovačević at kicker (in German)
- Nenad Kovačević at FBref.com
- Nenad Kovačević at Utakmica.rs at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 December 2011)
Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kraljevo
- Men's association football midfielders
- Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
- Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers
- Serbian men's footballers
- Serbia men's international footballers
- FK Sloga Kraljevo players
- FK Jedinstvo Ub players
- FK Borac Čačak players
- FK Budućnost Banatski Dvor players
- Red Star Belgrade footballers
- RC Lens players
- FC Baku players
- FC UTA Arad players
- Nîmes Olympique players
- FK Zemun players
- First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
- Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- Liga II players
- Serbian First League players
- Serbian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
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- Serbian football managers
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