Nikola Nikić

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Nikola Nikić (born January 7, 1956. in Modriča, Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian football manager and former player. He is currently employed as a manager of a Bosnia-Herzegovina national U21 team.

[edit] Life and playing career

Nikola Nikić became famous after playing for FK Željezničar. He came there from Zvijezda Gradačac in 1979. Although he was an excellent striker, he became famous because of his funny character even more. Maybe he is not one of the all-time best FK Željezničar players, but surely one of the most popular ones. He is oftenly a guest in various TV and radio shows because of his stories about himself being silly in all kind of strange situations.

His biggest playing success was UEFA Cup semifinals with FK Željezničar in 1985. under the guidance of Ivica Osim. That same year, he moved to Greece where he stayed for four seasons. After that, he came back to FK Željezničar in 1988.

[edit] Managing career

After he ended his career as a professional footballer, he became a coach. He was head coach in FK Modriča and NK Žepče. He guided FK Modriča to the place in Bosnian Premier League in 2003. He was also a coach of Bosnia-Herzegovina national U19 team. Since January 11, 2007, he is a coach of Bosnia-Herzegovina U21 team.