Nenad Begović

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Template:Infobox football biography Nenad Begović (Template:Lang-sr-cyr; born January 6, 1980) is a Serbian football player who played in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Second League of Serbia and Montenegro, Ligue 1, Kazakhstan Premier League, Russian Premier League, Azerbaijan Premier League, Israeli Premier League, Canadian Soccer League, Serbian First League, and the Indonesia Super League.

Playing career

Begović began his career in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro with OFK Beograd and had stints with FK Radnički Beograd, and OFK Mladenovac.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2005, he went abroad to France to play in the Ligue 2 with FC Sète 34. The following year he played with NK Interblock, and FC Baulmes. In 2007, he signed with FC Kairat of the Kazakhstan Premier League, and he had a stint in Russia with FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also played with F.C. Ashdod, and Simurq PIK in the Azerbaijan Premier League, and Israeli Premier League.

In 2010, he went overseas to Canada to sign with Brantford Galaxy of the Canadian Soccer League.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>In his debut season he helped Brantford win their first CSL Championship.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2012, he signed with rivals London City, and was appointed club captain.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>During his time with London he helped the club reach the postseason in 2013 for the first time since the 2000 season. After the conclusion of the CSL season he returned to Serbia to sign with FK Zemun of the Serbian First League. In 2015, he signed with PSM Makassar of the Indonesia Super League.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Managerial career

After the sudden departure of manager Stanislav Zvezdic the coaching responsibilities were given to Begovic as a player/coach role.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He took the team from the bottom of the standings and transformed them into a playoff contender. Despite the change in performance London still missed the final playoff berth by five points.

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