Nenad Jestrović

Nenad Jestrović
Personal information
Full name	Nenad Jestrović
Date of birth	9 May 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1994	Radnički Obrenovac
1994–1997	OFK Beograd
1995–1996	→ Radnički Pirot (loan)
1997–1998	Bastia
1998–2000	Metz
2000–2001	Mouscron
2001–2005	Anderlecht
2006–2007	Al Ain
2007	Al Nasr
2007–2008	Red Star Belgrade
2008	Kocaelispor
2009	Metz
Total
International career
2003–2005	Serbia and Montenegro
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nenad Jestrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Јестровић; born 9 May 1976) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Jestrović started his playing career with Radnički Obrenovac in the early 1990s. He then played for OFK Beograd in the First League of FR Yugoslavia, before moving abroad for the first time in the summer of 1997. Jestrović spent three years in France, representing SC Bastia (1997–1998) and Metz (1998–2000). He then moved to Belgian club Mouscron, having a lot of success in the 2000–01 season.

Jestrović spent the best years of his career at Anderlecht (2001–2005), becoming the Belgian First Division top scorer in the 2004–05 season. He made a total of 80 league appearances and scored 55 goals, before leaving the Brussels club in January 2006. Jestrović then spent a year and a half in the United Arab Emirates, playing for Al Ain and Al Nasr.

Jestrović also became the Serbian SuperLiga top scorer in the 2007–08 season while playing for Red Star Belgrade. He split his last season between Turkish club Kocaelispor (2008) and his former club Metz (2009), before retiring in the summer of 2009.

International career

At international level, Jestrović represented Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2005, making 12 appearances and scoring five goals.^[1]

Career statistics

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Serbia and Montenegro	2003	3	1
	2004	4	4
	2005	5	0
Total		12	5

International goals

Scores and results list Serbia and Montenegro's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jestrović goal.

List of international goals scored by Nenad Jestrović
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 June 2003	Walkers Stadium, Leicester, England	England	1–1	2–1	Friendly
2.	11 July 2004	Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium, Fukuoka, Japan	Slovakia	2–0	2–0	Kirin Cup
3.	18 August 2004	Bežigrad Central Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Slovenia	0–1	1–1	Friendly
4.	4 September 2004	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0–2	0–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	4 September 2004	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0–3	0–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Individual

Serbian SuperLiga top scorer: 2007–08

References

^ Nišavić, Dimitrije (16 June 2024). "Jestrogol, poslednji Srbin koji je dao gol Englezima i oduševio Sautgejta: Ako verujemo u sebe ne da možemo, nego je i realno da ih pobedimo" (in Serbian). Meridian Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

External links

Nenad Jestrović at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
Nenad Jestrović at FootballDatabase.eu

[M_ref-1] Nišavić, Dimitrije (16 June 2024). "Jestrogol, poslednji Srbin koji je dao gol Englezima i oduševio Sautgejta: Ako verujemo u sebe ne da možemo, nego je i realno da ih pobedimo" (in Serbian). Meridian Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

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