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footballer
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After starting his career with Partizan, Bjeković made a move to French giants
Marseille
Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...
in 1995, but failed to make an impression and he left the club after only one season. Over the next two seasons, Bjeković had short spells with
Nantes
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and
Châteauroux
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, before returning to Partizan in the 1998–99 season.
In the summer of 1999, Bjeković moved to Greece by joining his former head coach and compatriot
Ljubiša Tumbaković
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He is the most successful coach in the history of Serbian powerhouse Partizan which he led to six national championship titles and three national cup w ...
at
AEK Athens
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, but he stayed in the Greek capital only one season. Bjeković also played in the Dutch
Eredivisie
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with
Fortuna Sittard
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and in the
Belgian First Division
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with
Lommel
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Besides the residential town, Lommel also has a number of nature reserv ...
.
Personal life
His father Nenad was a renowned footballer who played for Partizan and
Nice
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FR Yugoslavia Cup
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Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...