Nenad Kovačević

Nenad Kovačević
Kovačević with Lens in December 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-11-11) 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

Kovačević captained Red Star Belgrade and joined French top-tier outfit Lens in 2006.[2]

International career

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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

National team Year Apps Goals
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

Red Star Belgrade

Lens

Notes

  1. ^ Including 8 caps for Serbia and Montenegro

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Lens come in for Kovačević". UEFA. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Nenad Kovačević, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  5. ^ Nenad Kovačević at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
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