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Miroslav "Muta" Nikolić (; born 8 January 1956) is a Serbian professional
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coach and former player.


Playing career

Nikolić played professional basketball for KK Goša from
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,
OKK Beograd Omladinski košarkaški klub Beograd ( sr-cyr, Омладински кошаркашки клуб Београд), commonly referred to as OKK Beograd, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They are currently competin ...
,
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, IMT,
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and Radnički Kragujevac.


Coaching career

Nikolić started his coaching career in 1990. He coached
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, Radnički Kragujevac (est. 1950), IMT Beograd, BFC Beočin, Partizan, Budućnost,
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, NIS Vojvodina,
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, Hemofarm,
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, Radnički Kragujevac (est. 2009) and Dynamic.


National team coaching career

Nikolić was an assistant coach of Yugoslavia national team under
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between 1996 and 1998. He won the silver medal at the
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in
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and, two gold medals later, at the 1997 European Championship in Spain and the
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in Greece. In 2006, Nikolić was the head coach of the Serbia and Montenegro under-20 national team, with whom he won a gold medal at the
2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the ninth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of İzmir, in Turkey, hosted the tournament. Serbia and Montenegro won their second title, the first one with that name (they won t ...
in Turkey. In 2007, he was the head coach of the Serbia under-19 national team, with whom he won a gold medal at the
2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Serbian: Светско првенство до 19 година ФИБА до 19 година) was the 8th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in Novi Sad, Serbia from 12 to 22 July ...
in Serbia. In 2009, he was appointed as head coach of EuroChallenge powerhouse, Proteas EKA AEL. He was brought on late in the season in what was to be AEL's most recent attempt to be crowned with the imminently approaching 2008–09 EuroChallenge, as the club had already qualified for that season's Final Four in Bologna. Ultimately the Serb was unable to bring glory to the Cypriot club, as AEL lost to
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by 83–69 in the semi-finals. AEL subsequently went on to also lose the consolation final to Triumph Lyubertsy by 94–82. Between 2014 and 2019, Nikolić was an assistant coach of Serbia national team under
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. He also has two silver medals from the
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in Spain and
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in
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.


Administrative career

In July 2018, Nikolić became a
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for Dynamic BG, where he previously had served as the head coach. He left the spot in May 2019.


Career achievements

;As head coach *
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champion: 3 (with Partizan: 1996–97, and with Budućnost: 1998–99, 1999–2000) * Serbian League Cup winner: 2 (with Dynamic BG: 2016–17, and with
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: 2020–21)
;As national team assistant coach *
1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
: * 1997 FIBA European Championship: *
1998 FIBA World Championship The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), and hosted in Greece ...
: *
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held from 30 August to 14 September 2014. Hosted by Spain, it was the la ...
: *
2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...
: * 2017 Eurobasket:


See also

*
List of KK Crvena zvezda head coaches KK Crvena zvezda is a men's professional basketball Sports club, club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Crvena zvezda is a part of the ABA League JTD, Adriatic Basketball Association and competes in the ABA League, EuroLeague and in the Basketball Leagu ...
*
List of KK Partizan head coaches KK Partizan is Serbian professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They play in Basketball League of Serbia, ABA League, Adriatic League and Euroleague Basketball, Euroleague. Partizan have played their home games at the Pionir Hall ...


References


External links


Miroslav Nikolić
at euroleague.net

at kkradnicki.rs {{DEFAULTSORT:Nikolic, Miroslav 1956 births Living people Apollon Patras B.C. coaches KK BFC coaches KK Budućnost coaches KK Crvena zvezda head coaches KK Dynamic coaches KK Hemofarm coaches KK IMT Beograd coaches KK IMT Beograd players KK Partizan coaches KK Radnički Kragujevac (1950–2004) coaches KK Radnički Kragujevac (2009–2014) coaches KK Radnički Kragujevac (1950–2004) players KK Vršac players OKK Beograd players BKK Radnički coaches KK Vojvodina coaches KK Vojvodina Srbijagas coaches Basketball players from Kragujevac Serbian basketball executives and administrators Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian men's basketball players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Greece Serbian expatriate basketball people in Slovenia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Russia Serbia and Montenegro sports coaches Yugoslav basketball coaches Yugoslav men's basketball players Expatriate basketball coaches Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece