Nikola Roganovic ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Рогановић; born 12 December 1985) is a Serbian

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who plays for South Melbourne FC in the

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Club career

Victorian Premier League

Nikola Roganović began his senior career in 2006 with

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, a Serbian-backed club. He won the 2009 VPL Grand Final with Altona Magic before switching to Green Gully and playing in their back-to-back Championships in 2010 and 2011.

Melbourne Heart

On 18 September 2011, he signed with

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club Melbourne Heart. He Made his debut in the

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season in Round 1 against Newcastle Jets. On 6 April 2012 it was announced that he would be leaving the club.

South Melbourne FC

After a two-year break from football, Roganovic returned to sign with South Melbourne FC in February 2015.

Short retirement and return to football

At the conclusion of the 2017 NPL Season, Nikola announced his retirement due to family and business commitments. However, during the 2018 season, Roganovic became an injury replacement keeper for

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in the State League 1. Following a series of strong performances, he re-signed during the mid-season transfer window with his former club South Melbourne for the remainder of the 2018 season. During the 2019

season, Roganovic played his 100th game for South Melbourne against local rivals Melbourne Knights.

Honours

Club

;

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: *

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Champions:

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*Victorian Premier League Premiers:

;

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: *Victorian Premier League Champions: 2008,

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; South Melbourne FC: * National Youth League Champions: 2003 * Dockerty Cup: 2015 *

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Premiers: 2015 *NPL Victoria Champions: 2016

Personal life

Nikola was born in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 December 1985. He is the younger brother of music producer Dragan Roganović (better known by the stage name of Dirty South).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roganovic, Nikola 1985 births Living people A-League Men players Australian men's soccer players Melbourne City FC players Australian people of Serbian descent Men's association football goalkeepers National Premier Leagues players Footballers from Belgrade