 Bjeković in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1947-11-05)5 November 1947 (age 78) | ||
| Place of birth | Lazarevo,FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zadrugar Lazarevo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1969 | Proleter Zrenjanin | 103 | (27) |
| 1969–1976 | Partizan | 198 | (82) |
| 1976–1981 | Nice | 143 | (85) |
| Total | 444 | (194) | |
| International career | |||
| 1968–1976 | Yugoslavia | 22 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1984 | Partizan (assistant) | ||
| 1984–1987 | Partizan | ||
| 1987–1989 | Nice | ||
| 1990 | Partizan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nenad Bjeković (Serbian Cyrillic:Ненад Бјековић,pronounced[něnadbjêːkoʋitɕ]; born 5 November 1947) is a Serbianfootball administrator and former player andmanager.
Born inLazarevo, a village nearZrenjanin, Bjeković started out at his local club Zadrugar Lazarevo, before switching toProleter Zrenjanin. He stayed there for four years, making hisYugoslav First League debut in the1967–68 season.
In 1969, Bjeković was transferred toPartizan. He spent seven seasons with theCrno-beli, netting 82 league goals in 198 appearances. In the1975–76 season, Bjeković was the Yugoslav First League top scorer with 24 goals, helping Partizan win its seventh championship title.[1]
In 1976, Bjeković moved abroad to France and signed withNice. He played five seasons withLes Aiglons, scoring a total of 85 goals in 143 league appearances. In 2013, Bjeković was named the club's player of the century.[2]
At international level, Bjeković played 22 matches forYugoslavia and netted four goals.[3] He scored on his debut for the national team in a friendly match againstBrazil inBelo Horizonte on 19 December 1968. His last cap came on 24 February 1976 in a 2–1 away friendly win overAlgeria in Algiers.[4]
After hanging up his boots, Bjeković started his managerial career as an assistant toMiloš Milutinović at Partizan in 1982. He would replace Milutinović as manager at the start of the1984–85 season. At the helm of Partizan, Bjeković won back-to-back championship titles in1986 and1987.
In 1987, Bjeković was appointed as manager of his former clubNice. He was released after two years in charge. In 1990, Bjeković returned to Partizan as manager, but stayed just two months.
After his managerial career, Bjeković served assporting director of Partizan for almost two decades. He resigned from the position in May 2007.[5]
On 17 April 2018, Bjeković was elected as vice-president of theSerbian Football Association.[6]
Bjeković is the father of fellow footballerNenad Bjeković.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Proleter Zrenjanin | 1965–66 | Yugoslav Second League | 21 | 7 | — | 21 | 7 | |
| 1966–67 | Yugoslav Second League | 21 | 4 | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| 1967–68 | Yugoslav First League | 28 | 10 | — | 28 | 10 | ||
| 1968–69 | Yugoslav First League | 33 | 6 | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| Total | 103 | 27 | — | 103 | 27 | |||
| Partizan | 1969–70 | Yugoslav First League | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 7 |
| 1970–71 | Yugoslav First League | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 8 | |
| 1971–72 | Yugoslav First League | 33 | 14 | — | 33 | 14 | ||
| 1972–73 | Yugoslav First League | 33 | 13 | — | 33 | 13 | ||
| 1973–74 | Yugoslav First League | 32 | 14 | — | 32 | 14 | ||
| 1974–75 | Yugoslav First League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1975–76 | Yugoslav First League | 31 | 24 | — | 31 | 24 | ||
| Total | 198 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 202 | 82 | ||
| Nice | 1976–77 | French Division 1 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 21 |
| 1977–78 | French Division 1 | 35 | 29 | — | 35 | 29 | ||
| 1978–79 | French Division 1 | 28 | 17 | — | 28 | 17 | ||
| 1979–80 | French Division 1 | 35 | 15 | — | 35 | 15 | ||
| 1980–81 | French Division 1 | 13 | 5 | — | 13 | 5 | ||
| Total | 143 | 85 | 2 | 2 | 145 | 87 | ||
| Career total | 444 | 194 | 6 | 2 | 450 | 196 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 December 1968 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |  Brazil | 2–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 26 February 1969 | Split, Yugoslavia |  Sweden | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 13 May 1973 | Warsaw, Poland |  Poland | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 26 September 1973 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |  Hungary | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
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