Dušan Nikolić ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Николић; 23 January 1953 – 15 December 2018) was a Yugoslav

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Club career

Nikolić played 10 years for Yugoslav giants

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

, scoring 5 goals in 307 games. He was the second player (after Taddy Nowak) from continental Europe to play for English side

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International career

Nikolić played 4 matches for

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in 1976 and 1977, scoring one goal.

References

1953 births 2018 deaths Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players FK Teteks players OFK Beograd players Yugoslav First League players English Football League players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in England {{Yugoslavia-footy-bio-stub