Nenad Bijedić

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

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.

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. He studied economics.

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.

References

External links

Stats in Yugoslavia at Zerodic

1959 births

2011 deaths

Footballers from Mostar

Men's association football midfielders

Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers

Yugoslav men's footballers

FK Velež Mostar players

Bursaspor footballers

Yugoslav First League players

Süper Lig players

Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey

Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey

Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers

Bursaspor managers

Karşıyaka S.K. managers

Kardemir Karabükspor managers

Adanaspor managers

Konyaspor managers

Diyarbakırspor managers

Sakaryaspor managers

Eskişehirspor managers

Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate football managers

Expatriate football managers in Turkey

Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Turkey

Deaths from leukemia

Deaths from cancer in Bosnia and Herzegovina