Nenad Bijedić


Nenad Bijedić was a Bosnian and naturalized Turkish football manager and former player. He was born in Mostar. He began football in FK Velez Mostar.

Early life

Nenad Ćeća Bijedić was born on 24 September in Mostar, the second of three children. He studied Economics.

Club career

Bijedić arrived at Bursaspor at the age of 27. He scored 17 goals in 1987–88 season, resulting in him being nicknamed İmparator 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.

Death

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