Nenad Sakić

Nenad Sakić (; 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.

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).

Managerial career In December 2008, it was announced that Sakić would be taking charge of Napredak Kruševac. 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.

Since 2021, he works as an assistant to Dejan Stanković in the clubs Stanković is managing.

Career statistics

Honours Red Star Belgrade First League of FR Yugoslavia: 1994–95 FR Yugoslavia Cup: 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97