Igor Nenezić (born 23 March 1984) is a Slovenian professional

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who plays as a

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, and works as a goalkeeper coach, for

NK Dekani Nogometni klub Jadran Dekani, commonly referred to as Jadran Dekani or simply Dekani, is a Slovenian football club from Dekani which plays in the Slovenian Second League, the second tier of Slovenian football. The club was founded in 1938. Hon ...

Club career

Nenezić was born in Kranj and played football with

NK Triglav Kranj Nogometni klub Triglav Kranj (), commonly referred to as NK Triglav Kranj or simply Triglav, is a Slovenian Association football, football club from Kranj that competes in the Slovenian Second League, the second highest league in Slovenia. The clu ...

before starting his professional career with

NK Primorje Nogometni klub Primorje (), commonly referred to as NK Primorje or simply Primorje, was a Slovenian football club from Ajdovščina. After Slovenia's independence in 1991, Primorje spent a total of 18 seasons in the Slovenian First League until ...

. After spending five years with Triglav Kranj and five years with Primorje, Nenezić transferred to

FC Koper Football Club Koper, commonly referred to as FC Koper or simply Koper, is a Slovenian football club based in Koper that competes in the Slovenian First League, the top flight of Slovenian football. The club was founded in 1920. They won the Sl ...

. Nenezić moved abroad for the first time in his career in 2014 to play for Iranian club

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. On 11 January 2017, he returned to FC Koper.

International career

Nenezić played for youth selections of Slovenian national football team, and was also called up several times for the senior team by

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, during

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qualifying campaign as a replacement goalkeeper, but failed to make an appearance.

Coaching and later career

In the summer 2022, Nenezić was appointed goalkeeper coach of

. In February 2023, 38-year old Nenezić was registered as a player for the team, beside his coaching duties. Among other things, he sat on the bench in a match against

NK Rogaška Nogometni klub Rogaška (), commonly referred to as NK Rogaška or simply Rogaška, is a Slovenian football club based in Rogaška Slatina that competes in the Slovenian Third League, the third tier of Slovenian football. Rogaška was founded in ...

on 15 April 2023.

Honours

Club

;Koper *

Slovenian First League The Slovenian PrvaLiga (, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten clubs, it operates on a system of prom ...

: 2009–10 *

Slovenian Supercup The Slovenian Supercup () was a football match played between the Slovenian PrvaLiga champions and the Slovenian Cup winners. Prior 2007, the match was held only twice, in 1995 and 1996. The competition was resurrected in 2007 and was held annual ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

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Igor Nenezić
at NZS * 1984 births Living people Footballers from Kranj Men's association football goalkeepers Slovenian men's footballers 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Slovenia men's youth international footballers Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers NK Triglav Kranj players NK Primorje players FC Koper players Rah Ahan Tehran F.C. players MNK Izola players NK Dekani players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Persian Gulf Pro League players Slovenian Second League players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Iran {{Slovenia-footy-bio-stub