About Nenad Bijedić
Lived 1959 – 2011 (aged 52). Nenad Bijedić was an association football player and association football coach.
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 the 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, and 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.
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Who was Nenad Bijedić?
Yugoslav footballer (1959–2011)
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Nenad Bijedić was born on 24 February 1959 in Mostar.
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Nenad Bijedić died on 15 August 2011 in Mostar.
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Nenad Bijedić was an association football player and association football coach.
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