Nenad Nikolić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Николић; born 12 August 1984) is a Serbian former

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who played as a defender.

Playing career

Nikolić began his youth career in 1994 with Red Star Belgrade in the famed 1984 generation which produced the likes of

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, Boško Janković and Dejan Milovanović. In 2002, he was promoted to the senior side but did not feature in official matches. Due to their similar playing style, he was nicknamed Žonsa after Polish footballer

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. Throughout his career in Europe, he played in Serbia with the likes of

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, FK Jedinstvo Surčin, FK BASK, FK Zemun. He played in the

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with NK Inter Zaprešić. He also played in the top flight of football in Hungary with Vasas SC, and played in the

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with

Apollon Smyrni F.C. Apollon Smyrnis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Απόλλων Σμύρνης), or in its full name Gymnasticos Syllogos Apollon Smyrnis ( el, links=no, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης, ''Gymnastics Club Apollon o ...

In 2012, he went overseas to Canada to sign with London City of the

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. In 2013, he signed with expansion franchise Burlington SC. He played with Burlington for three seasons, and qualified for postseason in two seasons. After the departure of Burlington from the CSL he signed with

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for the 2016 season.

Managerial career

In 2012, he served as an assistant coach for London City SC in the

, and later with Burlington SC from 2013 till 2016. In 2017, he became associated with Burlington SC Academy as the Junior Technical Director.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nikolic, Nenad 1984 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian footballers Men's association football defenders FK Zemun players FK BASK players London City Soccer Club players NK Inter Zaprešić players Croatian Football League players Super League Greece players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate soccer players in Canada Brantford Galaxy players Halton United players