[2] On 8 May 1998, Njeguš joined Spanish club Atlético Madrid in a 7.5 million DM transfer from Red Star Belgrade.
[6] After almost three seasons with Sevilla, a bitter dispute occurred from a drastic punishment given to him after he returned late from the 2003-2004 winter break.
[1] Although Njeguš was not called up for a major international competition, he made his debut under for the Yugoslavia national team under coach Slobodan Santrač on 28 December 1996 in a 3–2 away win against Argentina.
[1] Santrač ultimately preferred Albert Nađ and Branko Brnović as his defensive midfield picks, with the latter being called up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
[10] In March 2016, Njeguš was arrested for allegedly being involved in real estate fraud in the Zlatibor region.