Nikola Nikić ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Никић, ; born 7 January 1956) is a Bosnian football manager and former player who is the manager of First League of FBiH club Bratstvo Gračanica.

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 Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Жељезничap Сарајево; English: Football Club Željezničar Sarajevo), commonly referred to as Željo, is a professional football club, based in 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 the famous FK Željezničar squad which under the guidance of

Ivica Osim Ivan Osim (6 May 1941 – 1 May 2022), best known as Ivica Osim, was a Bosnian professional footballer and football manager. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Bosnian football managers of all time and as one of the most influential foo ...

reached UEFA Cup semifinals in the 1984–85 season. 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 the 1984–85 season, 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 the 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. He stayed at Čelik until 1992 when he moved to

FK Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian professional association football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the major part of th ...

. In 1993 he ended his playing career after leaving Borac.

Managerial career

After he ended his career as a professional footballer, he became a

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. He was the manager of FK Modriča, FK Kolubara Lazarevac,

NK Žepče Nogometni Klub Žepče 1919 is a football club from Žepče, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The home stadium is called Žepče Gradski Stadion (Žepče City Stadium) with a capacity of 4,000. The team plays in the fourth tier League of Zenica-Doboj Ca ...

, Thermaikos FC,

NK TOŠK Tešanj Nogometni klub TOŠK Tešanj, commonly known as TOŠK Tešanj or just TOŠK is a professional association football club based in the city of Tešanj that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. TOŠK host their home matches at the Stadion Luke, wh ...

and

FK Borac Šamac FK Borac Šamac (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Борац Шaмaц) is a football club from the town of Šamac, in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the Second League of the Republika Srpska (Group West). Club records Za Šamčan ...

. In June 2018, Nikolić became the manager of First League FBiH club

NK Bratstvo Gračanica Nogometni klub Bratstvo Gračanica or simply NK Bratstvo Gračanica is a professional association football club from the city of Gračanica that is situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bratstvo currently plays in the First League of the Federatio ...

. His biggest success was when he led FK Modriča to a place in the

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after he won with Modriča the

2002–03 First League of the Republika Srpska The 2002–03 First League of the Republika Srpska season was the eighth since its establishment. Clubs and stadiums League standings External linksBIHSoccer.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2002-03 First League of the Republika Srpska Bos ''Bos'' (fro ...

. He was also the head coach of the Bosnia-Herzegovina U19 team and the Bosnia-Herzegovina U21 team. He was for a moment the head coach of the Republika Srpska official team (league selection) in September 2013.

Personal life

His son Branislav is also a professional player in Greece.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Modriča * First League of RS: 2002–03

References

External links

Nikola Nikić
at Sofascore {{DEFAULTSORT:Nikic, Nikola 1956 births Living people People from Modriča Sportspeople from Doboj Region Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Men's association football wingers Yugoslav men's footballers FK Alfa Modriča players NK Zvijezda Gradačac players FK Željezničar Sarajevo players Egaleo F.C. players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players PAOK FC players NK Čelik Zenica players FK Borac Banja Luka players Yugoslav First League players Super League Greece players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Greece Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers FK Alfa Modriča managers FK Kolubara managers Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team managers NK TOŠK Tešanj managers NK Bratstvo Gračanica managers