Nikola Nikić ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Никић, ; born 7 January 1956) is a Bosnian
football manager
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and former
player
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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
Modriča
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and
Zvijezda Gradačac, before joining
Željezničar. Although he was an excellent
winger, he became famous for his funny character and truthful nature.
Nikić's was part of the famous Željezničar squad which under the guidance of
Ivica Osim
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reached the
UEFA Cup
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semi-finals in the
1984–85 season. However, he didn't play the semi-final 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
galeo making 19 appearances scoring 3 goals. During the
1985–86 and
1986–87 seasons, Nikić played for
Aris Thessaloniki
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, scoring 12 goals in 53 league matches. At the end of the 1986–87 season, he moved to Aris' fierce rival
PAOK
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, but made only 9 appearances matches in the
1987–88 season, failing to score a goal.
Nikić returned to Željezničar in 1988, staying until the middle of the
1990–91 season when he signed with
Čelik Zenica. He stayed at Čelik until 1992 when he moved to
Borac Banja Luka. Nikić ended his playing career after leaving Borac in 1993.
Managerial career
After ending his career as a professional player, Nikić became a
manager
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. He was the manager of
Modriča
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,
Kolubara
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,
Žepče
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,
Thermaikos,
TOŠK Tešanj and
Borac Šamac and
Bratstvo Gračanica. His biggest success was when he led Modriča to promotion to the
Bosnian Premier League
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season after winning the
2002–03 First League of RS.
Nikić was also the head coach of the
Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 national team and the
Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 team national team. For a brief period, he was also head coach of the
Republika Srpska official team (league selection) in September 2013.
Outside of football
While still actively playing football, he had a small acting role in the 1991 movie
Holiday in Sarajevo.
He is well-known in
Bosnia & Herzegovina for his funny anecdotes in interviews. His official biography was published in 2024 by a Bosnian journalist.
Personal life
Nikić's son Branislav was also a professional player in
Bosnia & Herzegovina and
Greece
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where he also played for
Zvijezda Gradačac and
Čelik Zenica like his father.
Honours
Manager
Modriča
*
First League of RS:
2002–03
References
External links
Nikola Nikićat Sofascore
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nikic, Nikola
1956 births
Living people
People from Modriča
Footballers 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