Nikola Nikić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Nikić | ||
| Date of birth | January 7, 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Modriča, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1976 | Modriča Maxima | ||
| 1976–1979 | Zvijezda Gradačac | ||
| 1979–1984 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 133 | (32) |
| 1985 | Egaleo | 19 | (3) |
| 1985–1987 | Aris | 53 | (12) |
| 1987–1988 | PAOK | 9 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | Željezničar Sarajevo | 67 | (13) |
| 1991–1992 | Čelik Zenica | ||
| 1992–1993 | Borac Banja Luka | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1998 | Modriča Maxima | ||
| 1998–2000 | Kolubara Lazarevac | ||
| 2000–2003 | Modriča Maxima | ||
| 2005–2007 | Žepče | ||
| 2004–2007 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U-19 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U-21 | ||
| 2009–2010 | Modriča Maxima | ||
| 2010–2011 | TOŠK Tešanj | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nikola Nikić (Cyrillic: Никола Никић; born January 7, 1956) is a Bosnian football manager and former player.
Playing career
Nikić, born to father Ilija and mother Radojka (née Tadić), started his career in the lower leagues with FK Modriča and NK Zvijezda Gradačac before joining FK Željezničar Sarajevo. Although he was an excellent winger, he became famous for his funny character and truthful nature. Maybe he is not one of the all-time best FK Željezničar players, but surely one of the most popular ones. He is often a guest on various TV and radio shows because of his stories about himself being silly in all kind of strange situations.
His biggest playing success was being the member of famous FK Željezničar squad which under the guidance of Ivica Osim reached UEFA Cup semifinals in 1984/85. But Nikić didn't play the semifinal match against Videoton because in December 1984 he moved to Greece where he stayed for four seasons. In 1984-85 he played for Egaleo F.C. making 19 appearances scoring 3 goals. During 1985/86 and 1986/87 seasons he played for Aris Thessaloniki F.C. and scored 12 goals in 53 league matches. At the end of 1986/87 season he moved to Aris' fierce rival PAOK and played only 9 league matches in season 1987/88 without scoring any goals. After that season, he came back to FK Željezničar in 1988 where he stayed until the middle of the 1990/91 season when he moved to NK Čelik Zenica.
Managing career
After he ended his career as a professional footballer, he became a coach. He was the head coach at FK Modriča, NK Žepče, FK Crvena Zemlja, FK Jedinstvo Brčko and TOŠK.[1]
His biggest success was when he led FK Modriča to a place in Bosnian Premier League in 2003.
He was also the manager of Bosnia-Herzegovina U19 team and the Bosnia-Herzegovina U21 team.
He was coach of the Republika Srpska national football team (league selection) in September 2013.[2]
Personal life
His son Branislav is also a professional player in Greece.
References
- ^ Nikola Nikić napustio TOŠK SportSport.ba - February 02, 2012 Template:Bs icon
- ^ Selekcija liga FSRS[permanent dead link] at Football Association of Republika Srpska official website, retrieved 26-5-2015 Template:Sr icon
External sources
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yugoslav footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers
- Yugoslav First League players
- Superleague Greece players
- FK Modriča players
- NK Zvijezda Gradačac players
- FK Željezničar players
- Egaleo F.C. players
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
- PAOK FC players
- NK Čelik Zenica players
- FK Borac Banja Luka players
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Association football midfielders