Nikola Nikić

Nikola Nikić
Personal information
Full nameNikola Nikić
Date of birthJanuary 7, 1956
Place of birthModriča, Yugoslavia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionWinger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1976Modriča Maxima
1976–1979Zvijezda Gradačac
1979–1984Željezničar Sarajevo133(32)
1985Egaleo19(3)
1985–1987Aris53(12)
1987–1988PAOK9(0)
1988–1991Željezničar Sarajevo67(13)
1991–1992Čelik Zenica
1992–1993Borac Banja Luka
Teams managed
1993–1998Modriča Maxima
1998–2000Kolubara Lazarevac
2000–2003Modriča Maxima
2005–2007Žepče
2004–2007Bosnia and Herzegovina U-19
2007–2008Bosnia and Herzegovina U-21
2009–2010Modriča Maxima
2010–2011TOŠK Tešanj
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (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 but with little success.

Personal life

His son Branislav is also a professional player in Greece.

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