Nenad Sakić

Nenad Sakić
Personal information
Date of birth	15 June 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Kruševac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Spartak Moscow (assistant coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1994	Napredak Kruševac
1994–1997	Red Star Belgrade
1997–1998	Lecce
1998–2004	Sampdoria
2004–2006	Napredak Kruševac
Total
International career
1998–2000	FR Yugoslavia
Managerial career
2008–2009	Napredak Kruševac
2011–2012	Serbia U17
2012–2013	Serbia (assistant)
2013–2015	Sampdoria (assistant)
2015–2016	Milan (assistant)
2017	Napredak Kruševac
2018–2019	Serbia U19
2019–2020	Trayal Kruševac
2021–2022	Red Star Belgrade (assistant)
2022–2023	Sampdoria (assistant)
2023–2024	Ferencváros (assistant)
2024–	Spartak Moscow (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nenad Sakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Сакић; born 15 June 1971) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the assistant manager of Russian club Spartak Moscow.

Club career

Sakić came to Napredak Kruševac in 1989 and spent five seasons with the club. He was signed by Red Star Belgrade in 1994, helping them win the championship in his debut season. During his time with the Crveno-beli, Sakić also won three consecutive national cups.^[1]

In 1997, Sakić moved abroad to Italy and signed with Serie A side Lecce. He played regularly during his only season at the club, before switching to Sampdoria. From 1998 to 2004, Sakić played 137 league games for Sampdoria, scoring once. He played two more seasons with Napredak Kruševac before retiring.

International career

Between 1998 and 2000, Sakić was capped six time for FR Yugoslavia, making his debut in a friendly against Brazil (1–1 draw).^[2]

Managerial career

In December 2008, it was announced that Sakić would be taking charge of Napredak Kruševac.^[3] He was also manager of Serbia U17, before serving as an assistant to Siniša Mihajlović during Mihajlović's managerial stints with Serbia, Sampdoria and Milan.

Career statistics

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Club	Season	League
Club	Season	Apps	Goals
Napredak Kruševac	1989–90	6	1
	1990–91	3	0
	1991–92	15	1
	1992–93	33	1
	1993–94	32	1
	2004–05	19	0
	2005–06	27	2
	Total	135	6

Honours

Red Star Belgrade

References

^ "Sakić Nenad" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Nenad Sakic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Sakić novi trener Napretka" (in Serbian). b92.net. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "FK Napredak Kruševac, 2020" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

External links

Nenad Sakić at WorldFootball.net
Nenad Sakić at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Sakić Nenad" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[2] "Nenad Sakic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[3] "Sakić novi trener Napretka" (in Serbian). b92.net. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[4] "FK Napredak Kruševac, 2020" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

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