Nikola Mijailović ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Мијаиловић; born 15 February 1982) is a Serbian former professional

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Club career

Amkar Perm

In 2011 Mijailović joined

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, where coach

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frequently played him as defensive midfielder. When

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became Amkar's new coach, Mijailović moved to the left-back position. Mijailović played a total of 53 league games, in which he scored a total of two goals for Amkar.

Return to Red Star Belgrade

After five years of playing professional football in

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and

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, before which Mijailović played for Red Star, Red Star Belgrade was looking to bring back veterans from across borders. On 26 June 2013 Mijailović signed for

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 ...

on a one-year contract. In 2015, he got suspended because of anonymous mails to Red Star Belgrade, in every letter first pasus formed this name – "Nikola Džoni" which is his nickname.

International career

He was part of the

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under-21 team which were runners-up at the

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. Mijalović plays as captain for the Serbia national beach soccer team. As a defender he could achieve his first goal at the 2016 Euro Beach Soccer League Division B game against

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Honours

Wisła Kraków *

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: 2003–04, 2004–05 Red Star *

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: 2013–14

References

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* * at Srbijafudbal 1982 births Living people People from Zemun Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football defenders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's under-21 international footballers Serbian men's footballers FK Zemun players FK Železnik players Wisła Kraków players FC Khimki players Red Star Belgrade footballers Korona Kielce players FC Amkar Perm players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian SuperLiga players Ekstraklasa players Russian Premier League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia 21st-century Serbian sportsmen {{Serbia-footy-defender-stub