Nenad Bijedić

Nenad "Ćeća" Bijedić (Turkish: Nejat Biyediç or Nejat Vardar; 24 September 1959 – 15 August 2011) was a Bosnian and naturalized Turkish^[1] football manager and player. He began playing football in FK Velez Mostar.

Nenad Bijedić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-09-24)24 September 1959
Place of birth	Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death	15 August 2011(2011-08-15) (aged 51)
Place of death	Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1979	Velež Mostar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1986	Velež Mostar	138	(17)
1986–1991	Bursaspor	125	(41)
Total		263	(58)
Managerial career
1994	Bursaspor (assistant)
1994–1996	Bursaspor
1996–1997	Karşıyaka
1997–1998	Kardemir Karabükspor
1998–1999	Bursaspor
1999–2000	Adanaspor
2000	Konyaspor
2000–2002	Bursaspor
2005–2006	Diyarbakırspor
2006–2007	Sakaryaspor
2008	Eskişehirspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club

Bijedić arrived at Bursaspor at the age of 27. He scored 17 goals in 1987–88 season, resulting in him being nicknamed İmparator ("Emperor") by the fans and making him the most prolific striker in the team's history, scoring the most goals in a season until then.^[2]

Managerial career

He worked for Bursaspor, Karşıyaka S.K., Adanaspor, Konyaspor, Karabükspor, Diyarbakırspor, Sakaryaspor, Eskişehirspor as a coach.

Personal life

Bijedić was born in Mostar, the second of three children.^{[citation needed]} He studied economics.^{[citation needed]}

Death

On 15 August 2011, Biyediç died of leukemia in Mostar, his hometown, just 10 days after he arrived from Turkey following a long-term treatment.^[3]

References

1. Info Bank » Player Details(in Turkish)
2. Bir devir kapandı(in Turkish)
3. (in Turkish) Nejat Biyediç'i kaybettik

External links

• Nenad Bijedić at WorldFootball.net
• Stats in Yugoslavia at Zerodic
• Nenad Bijedić at the Turkish Football Federation