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Nikola Lazetić (born 9 February 1978 in Kosovska Mitrovica

Kosovska Mitrovica

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, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian

Serbs

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football midfielder who plays for Serbia

Serbia

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n club FK Vojvodina

FK Vojvodina

FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...

Football career

Lazetić started playing competitive football at the age of 15 for his hometwon team FK Trepča.

Immediately spoted as a talented youngster he moved on to bigger teams and cities throughout Serbia

Serbia

such as Valjevo

Valjevo

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's FK Budućnost

FK Buducnost Valjevo

FK Budućnost is a football club based in Valjevo, Serbia.-History:Football begin being played in the city of Valjevo since 1909, year when the first foot ball was brought into town. In 1919 begins the creation of the RFK Budućnost...

then played for Vojvodina

FK Vojvodina

and Obilić

FK Obilic

Fudbalski klub Obilić is a football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Named after legendary Serbian medieval hero Miloš Obilić, the club currently competes in the Druga beogradska liga - grupa Dunav .The club's stadium is also named accordingly; to venerate the Serbian knight it is called the...

.

Lazetić went to Turkey's Fenerbahçe in June 2000 for DM6 million. In the first season, he made regular appearances in the first team, but he just made 16 appearances in the second season. He played his last match on 17 March 2002 against Malatyaspor

Malatyaspor

Malatya SK is a Turkish sports club based in Malatya, mainly concentrated on football. Malatyaspor are currently playing in the TFF Third League. Previously their colors were yellow and black . They played in First League for 11 seasons. They are the first and only team located in Eastern Anatolia...

.

Lazetić was signed by Como

Como Calcio 1907

Calcio Como S.r.l. are an Italian football club, based in Como. The club was founded in 1907. The team's color is blue.Como have last been in Serie A in 2002–03; this was followed by three consecutive relegations that brought the team down in Serie C2 at the end of the season 2004–05 after having...

in summer 2002 on a free transfer. However, he was loaned to Chievo

A.C. ChievoVerona

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and made his Serie A

Serie A

Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

debut on 29 September 2003 against Internazionale

F.C. Internazionale Milano

Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...

. In January 2003, he was loaned to S.S. Lazio

S.S. Lazio

Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...

.

In the summer of 2003, he was signed by Genoa

Genoa C.F.C.

Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...

, but was immediately loaned to AC Siena

A.C. Siena

Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....

. Lazetić returned to Genoa in the summer of 2004, where he played his first ever Serie B

Serie B

Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...

season.

He helped the club to win the Serie B Champions, but Genoa's involvement in the Serie A scandal saw Genoa stripped of the title and relegated to Serie C1

Serie C1

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.

On 30 August 2005, he was sold to Livorno

A.S. Livorno Calcio

Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...

. But on 11 January 2006, he was signed by Torino FC

Torino F.C.

Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....

, which he helped the club to win promotion to Serie A again.

In 2008, he returned to his first club, Red Star Belgrade

Red Star Belgrade

Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...

, where he captained the team for two years, and won two cups with them: Chicago Sister Cities Cup and Serbian Cup.

As of season 2010-11, Lazetić is in his second spell at Vojvodina

FK Vojvodina

Club

Fenerbahçe

Turkish Super League: 1

2000–01

Red Star Belgrade

Serbian Cup
Serbian Cup
The Serbian Cup is the national football cup of Serbia. For sponsorship reasons it is referred to in the media as Lav Cup of Serbia since 2007.The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round.-Sponsorship:...

: 1

2009–10

Individual

Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season (1): 2009–10 (with Red Star)

External links

Nikola Lazetić at reprezentacija.rs.
Nikola Lazetić at National-Football-Teams.com.
Nikola Lazetić at Srbijafudbal.
Nikola Lazetić at tff.org.
Nikola Lazetić Stats at Utakmica.rs

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