Nenad Đorđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Ђорђевић; born 7 August 1979) is a Serbian professional football coach and a former player who played as a defender. He is the assistant coach of Al Wasl in the UAE Pro League. At international level, Đorđević represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Nenad Đorđević
Đorđević with Krylia Sovetov in 2011
Personal information
Full name Nenad Đorđević[1]
Date of birth (1979-08-07) 7 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Zemun, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Zemun
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Jedinstvo Paraćin 18 (3)
1999–2003 Obilić 97 (3)
2003–2007 Partizan 85 (7)
2007 JEF United Chiba 13 (3)
2008–2010 Partizan 50 (7)
2010–2012 Krylia Sovetov 53 (5)
2012–2015 Kalmar FF 48 (2)
2016 IFK Berga 14 (3)
Total 378 (33)
International career
2001 FR Yugoslavia U21[a] 6 (0)
2002–2006 Serbia and Montenegro 17 (1)
Managerial career
2016 IFK Berga (player-assistant)
2017 Kalmar Södra IF (youth coach)
2018–2020 Kalmar FF (youth coach)
2021 Serbia U17 (assistant coach)
2021 Hammarby IF (assistant coach)
2022 Hammarby TFF
2023 Hammarby IF (assistant coach)
2023– Al Wasl (assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Đorđević made his senior debut at Jedinstvo Paraćin, before joining Obilić in the 1999–2000 campaign. He spent four seasons with the Vitezovi, making a total of 97 league appearances. In July 2003, Đorđević was transferred to Partizan, penning a four-year deal.[2] He immediately established himself as a first team regular under manager Lothar Matthäus, helping Partizan reach the group stage of the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. In the following 2004–05 season, Đorđević won his first national championship title, as well as helped his team advance to the UEFA Cup round of 32. He made a total of 85 league appearances, before leaving the club in the 2007 winter transfer window.

In February 2007, Đorđević signed for Japanese club JEF United Chiba, penning a two-year contract.[3] He made 13 league appearances and scored three goals in the 2007 season.

After just one year abroad, Đorđević returned to Partizan, penning a two-and-a-half-year contract on 29 January 2008.[4] He played great after his return, especially in the first six months, when his goals directly decided the winner in a few games, thus being one of the most deserving for Partizan's title in the 2007–08 season, the club's first after three years. In the summer of 2008, after the departure of Stevan Jovetić to Fiorentina, Đorđević became the team's captain.

On 8 April 2010, Đorđević signed a two-year contract with Russian club Krylia Sovetov.[5] He scored on his debut two days later in a league match against Saturn Ramenskoye, which his team won 2–1.[6] On 22 February 2012, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[7]

On 27 February 2012, Đorđević signed a four-year contract for Swedish club Kalmar FF.[8] He signed with IFK Berga ahead of the 2016 season.

International career

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Đorđević was capped 17 times for the Serbia and Montenegro national team, scoring one goal. He was also a member of the team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he played his final international against Ivory Coast.[9]

Coaching career

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On 18 November 2015 Đorđević announced, that he from the 2016 season would function as a playing assistant manager for IFK Berga.[10] He announced his retirement from playing at the end of the season. In 2017, Đorđević was hired as a youth coach by local club Kalmar Södra IF.[11][12]

On 18 November 2017, Đorđević returned to his former club Kalmar FF as a youth coach.[13] He worked as the manager of the club's U16's, U17's and U19's, before leaving at the end of 2020.[14]

On 6 September 2021, Đorđević was hired as an assistant coach by Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, under head coach Miloš Milojević.[15] He left the position at the end of the year when Milojević was sacked.[16] On 2 February 2022, it was announced that Đorđević would become the head coach of the club's feeder team Hammarby TFF, eventually leading the side to finish 6th in the domestic third tier Ettan.[17] In early 2023, Đorđević returned to the role as an assistant coach in Hammarby's senior squad, working with Martí Cifuentes.[18][19]

He left Hammarby on 15 June 2023, becoming the assistant coach to his former colleague Miloš Milojević at Al Wasl in the UAE Pro League.[20]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Obilić 1999–00 14 0 14 0
2000–01 23 0 3 0 2 0 28 0
2001–02 27 0 2 0 4 0 33 0
2002–03 33 3 3 2 2 0 38 5
Total 97 3 8 2 8 0 113 5
Partizan 2003–04 25 2 3 1 9 0 37 3
2004–05 27 2 3 0 12 0 42 2
2005–06 20 1 2 0 4 0 26 1
2006–07 13 2 0 0 8 0 21 2
Total 85 7 8 1 33 0 126 8
JEF United Chiba 2007 13 3 13 3
Partizan 2007–08 14 6 3 0 0 0 17 6
2008–09 22 1 4 1 8 0 34 2
2009–10 14 0 2 0 11 2 27 2
Total 50 7 9 1 19 2 78 10
Krylia Sovetov 2010 24 3 0 0 0 0 24 3
2011–12 29 2 1 0 30 2
Total 53 5 1 0 0 0 54 5
Kalmar FF 2012 17 0 1 0 6 1 24 1
2013 7 1 1 0 0 0 8 1
2014 16 1 1 0 17 1
2015 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 48 2 3 0 6 1 57 3
IFK Berga 2016 14 3 14 3
Career total 360 30 29 4 66 3 455 37

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
FR Yugoslavia 2002 2 0
2003 1 0
Serbia and Montenegro 2003 5 0
2004 3 0
2005 3 1
2006 3 0
Total 17 1

Honours

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Partizan

Individual

Notes

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  1. ^ Only official UEFA matches included

References

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  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "POTPISAO DJORDJEVIĆ!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 2 July 2003. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Nenad Đorđević u Džef junajtedu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  4. ^ "I Đorđević potpisao!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 29 January 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Крылья" заявили защитника Ненада Джорджевича (in Russian). kc-camapa.ru. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  6. ^ Гол дебютанта Джорджевича принес "Крыльям" первую победу (in Russian). kc-camapa.ru. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  7. ^ Ненад Джорджевич покинул "Крылья" (in Russian). kc-camapa.ru. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Nenad Djordjevic klar för Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). kalmarff.se. 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Nenad Đorđević, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  10. ^ Djordjevic om sin nya roll: ”Ödmjuk inför uppgiften”, 24nybro.se, 18 November 2015
  11. ^ Kalmar Södra storsatsar på sina ungdomar, 24kalmar.se, 4 December 2016
  12. ^ Djordjevic kliver in i Kalmar Södra, berometern.se, 12 May 2017
  13. ^ "Nenad Djordjevic klar för Kalmar FF!" (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Festim Pasho blir ny U19-tränare" (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Nenad Djordjevic ny i Hammarbys tränarteam" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Hammarby: "Milojevic reste till Trondheim utan vårt godkännande"" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Ivan Piñol Zoroa ny assisterande tränare i Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Långintervju Martí Cifuentes: "Jag älskar gatuspelare som Madjed"" (in Swedish). Fotboll Sthlm. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Just idag – Imad Khalili om nya rollen som huvudtränare för HTFF" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Hammarby och Nenad Djordjević går skilda vägar" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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