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Nenad Bjelica was born on 20 August, 1971 in Osijek, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia, is a Croatian football manager. Discover Nenad Bjelica's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?
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52 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
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20 August, 1971 |
| Birthday |
20 August |
| Birthplace |
Osijek, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality |
SFR Yugoslavia
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Nenad Bjelica Height, Weight & Measurements
At 52 years old, Nenad Bjelica height is 1.81 m .
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1.81 m |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Nenad Bjelica Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Nenad Bjelica worth at the age of 52 years old? Nenad Bjelica’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from SFR Yugoslavia. We have estimated Nenad Bjelica's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Timeline
Nenad Bjelica (born 20 August 1971) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player.
He works as the manager of Bundesliga club Union Berlin.
Born in Osijek, Bjelica started playing for a local club, Metalac Olt, in the 1989–90 season.
He quickly moved to Osijek and spent almost four seasons there, before moving abroad to Spain.
Bjelica played for Albacete for four years, during which the team reached the Copa del Rey semi-final in the 1994–95 season.
In 1996 he moved to Real Betis and was in the team that was the runner-up in the 1996–97 campaign.
The next season, Bjelica spent at Las Palmas, but returned to Real Betis a year later.
In 1997, he married his wife Senka.
The couple have two sons: Luka and Luan.
Due to injuries, he played very few games in this period, and would again spend a season at Las Palmas until the end of 1999.
Bjelica then returned home to Osijek for two seasons and recovered his form, playing with the team in three stages of the UEFA Cup.
He then moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2000, where he spent four seasons until semi-retiring top-tier football in 2004.
Bjelica made his debut for Croatia in a February 2001 friendly match against Austria and earned a total of nine caps.
During the 2004–05 season, Bjelica played for VfB Admira Wacker Mödling.
His final international was a June 2004 European Championship match against France in Portugal.
He retired from the team in that year, at the same time the manager Otto Barić was replaced.
Bjelica began his coaching career on 15 September 2007 at Kärnten, as player-caretaker manager.
After that, he played for the Austrian club Kärnten in the Second League before retiring on 30 June 2008.
On 1 July 2008, he signed a full managing contract, just a day after ending his playing career.
Bjelica was the head coach of Lustenau 07 from March to December 2009, as well as of WAC St. Andrä from May 2010 to June 2013.
Bjelica moved to Austria Wien on 17 June 2013 as their new head coach, and qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage, defeating the Croatian champion Dinamo Zagreb in the last round of qualification, with the club.
Bjelica was sacked on 16 February 2014.
As Austria Wien failed to qualify for the UEFA Europa League at the end of the season, his contract expired.
In June 2014, he was hired by Serie B side Spezia.
On 30 August 2016, he was appointed head coach at Polish side Lech Poznań.
On 10 May 2018, he was released from his contract at Lech.
On 15 May 2018, Bjelica signed a two-year contract with the Croatian champion Dinamo Zagreb, being appointed as their head coach.
Four days later, he celebrated winning the league title, while on 23 May he won the Croatian Cup.
On 8 November, Dinamo managed to qualify for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, defeating Spartak Trnava.
On 18 September 2019, Bjelica led Dinamo in the club's inaugural match in the UEFA Champions League after two seasons, with a 4–0 home win against Atalanta.
On 16 April 2020, following the sacking of the entire coaching staff by the club, it was announced that Dinamo terminated the contract with Bjelica.
In September 2020, after failing to win three opening games of their season, Croatian club Osijek sacked their head coach Ivica Kulešević and appointed Bjelica instead.
He was named the new head coach of Union Berlin on 26 November 2023.
Bjelica is of paternal Montenegrin and maternal Croatian descent.
